English poem
The Bird-Man
by Oliver Herford (1863–1935)
The Bird-man does not chirp and sing As Larks and Robins do in Spring, He does not moult nor does he feed On Earthworms or Canary-seed,
Nor does the Bird-man build a nest In which his weary wings to rest; At night, instead, when he goes home To roost, he seeks an Aërodrome.