A bird came down the walk: br He did not know I saw; br He bit an angle-worm in halves br And ate the fellow, raw. br br And then he drank a dew br From a convenient grass, br And the hopped sideways to the wall br To let a beetle pass. br br He glanced with rapid eyes br That hurried all abroad, - br They looked like frightened beads, I thought br He stirred his velvet head. br br Like one in danger; cautious, br I offered him a crumb, br And he unrolled his feathers br And rolled him softer home br br Then oars divide the ocean, br Too silver for a seam, br Or butterflies, off banks of noon, br Leap, plashless, as they swim.