One Day

One Day
John Pemberton

One youthful day I wandered by
The woods and fields and riverside
To chorusing of varied birds.
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One later day I went by single-decker bus
To see an early bird-reserve - no fee
For listening to warblers sing away.
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One future day I'll have to book, and park
And queue, and pay
To watch and hear a song-thrush sing.
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One fateful day there'll be no birds
That sing - or hop, or fly:
We will have lost them, by and by.

from ENVIRONMENTAL POEMS by John Pemberton http://environmentalpoems.blogspot.com