Bobby Bobolink in "A Hermit's Advice"

"What are you talking about?" he demanded.With great care the Hermit flicked a bit of moss off his waistcoat before answering. And then he said,
"Don't you know that some day when you're in the midst of a frenzy of song you're going to explode? And then there'll be nothing left of you except a cloud of feathers!"