The Nest

​The Nest

The nest is round and the nest is small,
     Dear little circle enclosing all,
All of the joy in the wide world’s bound,
     Though the nest is small and the nest round.
 
The nest is fashioned of common things,
     Leaves and grasses and twigs and strings,
Yet never a palace so lordly fine
     As the palace fashioned of leaves and twine.
 
The house had never an architect,
     No pother of plans to discuss and select,
But Love was the builder and Love was the plan,
     And Love was the competent artisan,
 
No lease was signed by these happy folk,
     No rent was required by their Landlord Oak,
All at no charges and all of the best, -
     The world’s biggest bargain is surely a nest.
 
by Author Unknown