Poems (Barker)/Jamie Loves Me

by Alice J. Green Barker

Jamie Loves Me.

Breathe it gently, oh, ye zephyrs!
 Breath it gently as ye pass:
Sing it softly to the branches
 And the lightly waving grass.
Breath it softly, Jamie loves me,
 And last night he told me so,
Oh my heart is wildly beating
 And with joy is all aglow.

Breathe it softly, gentle south wind,
 Tell it to the flowers sweet
As you bend the grasses growing
 All about their dewy feet.
Tell them softly, Jamie loves me
 That my hopes have bloomed at last,
Hopes that nestling in my bosom:
 Only budded in the past.

Breathe it gently, evening breezes,
 Bear it on your wings so light;
Tell the little birds the story
 That was told to me last night.
Bid them softly to repeat it,
 Jamie loves me! and the bliss
Of the thought my heart is thrilling,
 Like his loving good night kiss.

Jamie loves me! nature aid me,
 Tell my happiness to-night;
Birds and breezes, flowers and branches,
 Fill the song with glad delight.
Jamie loves me all is sunshine,
 All the world is good and true!
Jamie loves me! and sweet song birds
 Sing the rest—I love him too!