Poems (Stephens)/May
For works with similar titles, see May.
MAY.
The slumbering May awoke one morn,
And whispered to' the birds and flowers,
Come let us roam o'er all the world,
And prove what love and grace are ours.
And whispered to' the birds and flowers,
Come let us roam o'er all the world,
And prove what love and grace are ours.
The fields are now all cold and brown,
My breath will warm them as I pass,
And you full soon can follow on,
Above the quickened springing grass.
My breath will warm them as I pass,
And you full soon can follow on,
Above the quickened springing grass.
Eight glad were they at this request,
They longed to beautify the earth;
And soon each lonely nook and glen
Resounded with sweet songs of mirth.
They longed to beautify the earth;
And soon each lonely nook and glen
Resounded with sweet songs of mirth.
The blackbirds sang among the pines,
The robins warbled in the glade,
And e'en the modest little wren
Its simple song once more essayed.
The robins warbled in the glade,
And e'en the modest little wren
Its simple song once more essayed.
And violets bloomed beside the brook,
And daisies starred the grassy plain,
And song, and warmth, and flowers made earth
A dear delightful throne again.
And daisies starred the grassy plain,
And song, and warmth, and flowers made earth
A dear delightful throne again.