Her smile was shaped like other smiles
Her smile was shaped like other smiles
The Dimples ran along
And still it hurt you, as some Bird
Did hoist herself, to sing,
Then recollect a Ball, she got
And hold upon the Twig,
Convulsive, while the Music broke
Like Beads among the Bog





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