The birds begun at four o'clock

The Birds begun at Four o'clock -
Their period for Dawn -
A Music numerous as space -
But neighboring as Noon -

I could not count their Force -
Theirnumbers Voices did expend
As Brook by Brook bestows itself
Tomagnify multiply the Pond.

Listener - was noneThe Witnesses were not -
Except Occasional Man -
In homely industryattired arrayed -
To overtake the Morn -

Nor was it forParade - • Result applause -
That I could ascertain -
But independant[^a1] Extasy
OfUniverse Deity, and Men -

[^a1: independant | independent]

By Six, theGush Flood had done -
No tumult there had been
Of Dressing, or Departure -
Yet allAnd yet the Band - was gone -

The Sun engrossed the East -
The DayResumed - controlled the World -
The Miracle that introduced
Forgotten, as fulfilled.