For every bird will find its mate,
And every lass a lad,
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WELCOME, welcome, little stranger,
We are glad to see you here,For you sing ‘Sweet Spring is near.’Now the white snow melts away;Now the flowers blossom gay:Come dear bird and build your nest,For we love our robin best.
Awake! Awake! for the earliest gleam
On the rippling waves, that brightly flowBeneath the flowering vines.Awake! Awake! for the low, sweet chantOf the wild-birds’ morning hymnComes floating by on the fragrant air,Through the forest cool and dim;Then spread each wing,And work, and sing,Through the long, bright sunny hours;O’er the pleasant earthWe journey forth,For a day among the flowers.Awake! Awake! for the…
Four little chests all in a row,
All fashioned and filled, long ago,By children now in their prime.Four little keys hung side by side,With faded ribbons, brave and gayWhen fastened there, with childish pride,Long ago, on a rainy day.Four little names, one on each lid,Carved out by a boyish hand,And underneath there lieth hidHistories of the happy bandOnce playing here, and pausing…
”Healfast, healfast, ye hero wounds;
Beloved strifeFor fame and life,Oh, tarry not too long!”
Oft, in the silence of the night,
When wintry winds are whistling,And we hear the owl’s shrill cry,In the quiet, dusky chamber,By the flickering firelight,Rising up between two sleepers,Comes a spirit all in white.A winsome little ghost it is,Rosy-cheeked, and bright of eye;With yellow curls all breaking looseFrom the small cap pushed awry.Up it climbs among the pillows,For the ‘big dark’ brings…
Swallow, swallow, neighbor swallow,
Pause a moment at my window,Twitter softly your good-night;For the summer days are over,All your duties are well done,And the happy homes you buildedHave grown empty, one by one.Swallow, swallow, neighbor swallow,Are you ready for your flight?Are all the feather cloaks completed?Are the little caps all right?Are the young wings strong and steadyFor the journey…