Armenian Legends and Poems: The Parrot's Song

Armenian Legends and Poems [1916] at sacred-texts.com

(1837-1888)

WITH nuts and sweets and dainty fare,
My lady feeds me oft.
She decks my cage with tender care,
And hands so white and soft.

But not a moment's joy can give
This pampering care to me,
Since as a prisoner here I live,
In gilded misery.