Nine Elms Lyrics

Sol Invictus Nine Elms

Nine elms in a ring
In one I saw a robin swing
In two a peacock spread his tail
In three I heard the nightingale
In four a white owl hid with craft
In five a green woodpecker laughed
In six a ring dove cradled low
In seven lived a quarrelling crow
In eight a million starlings flew
In nine a cuckoo said: "Cuckoo!"