To my quick ear the Leaves conferred
To my quick ear the Leaves conferred
The Bushes they were Bells
I could not find a Privacy
From Nature’s sentinels
In Cave if I presumed to hide
The Walls begun to tell
Creation seemed a mighty Crack
To make me visible
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