I WILL not follow you, my bird,
    I will not follow you.
I would not breathe a word, my bird,
    To bring thee here anew.

I love the free in thee, my bird,
    The lure of freedom drew;
The light you fly toward, my bird,
    I fly with thee unto.

And there we yet will meet, my bird,
    Though far I go from you
Where in the light outpoured, my bird,
    Are love and freedom too.

George William Russell (1867-1935) wrote under the pen name of "A. E."

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