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SUMMER DAYS.
Like emerald lakes the meadows lie,And daisies dot the main;The sunbeams from the deep blue skyDrop down in golden rain,And gild the lily's silver bell,And coax buds apart,But I miss the sunshine of my youth,The summer of my heart.
The wild birds sing the same glad songThey sang in days of yore;The laughing rivulet glides along,Low whispering to the shore,And its mystic water turns to goldThe sunbeam's quivering dart,But I miss the sunshine of my youth,The summer of my heart.
The south wind murmurs tenderlyTo the complaining leaves;The Flower Queen gorgeous tapestryOf rose and purple weaves.