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- come in the shade of the trees,
- With its brown, golden-tinged lips.
- And along the dim forest,
- Where the winds in a glee,
- And the brown leaves dance with the waves of the foam,
- A ring is held fast by the elm tree.
- A chain of joy-riddled flowers
- Are swinging to greet the sky,
- And a boy and a girl come out to the glen and yell and cry.
- And the big green trees are blowing
- And lifting high their heads
- Over the forest.
- And in the shade
- With a sigh
- Down the deep, grey wood
- Comes the rain
- And the wind
- And the leaves mingle.
- Over the trees,
- Like black bees
- They swarm and clamor,
- And the rain
- Ripples their sprouts
- And swells and rumbles.
- O for the deep blue air
- And for the sky,
- And for the clouds on-waking
- Over and under
- In the soft, wet wind;
- And for the winds
- Blowing over
- The world with a shout,
- And for the wild white horses
- And the wild white horses.
- For every wind that shakes
- Across the trees,
- Just like a snake's head
- Is shivered by the breeze,
- Like a leaf that shakes
- And wearily creeps
- To where in the shadow the leaves are,
- One black bird drifts
- With his shadow
- Under the eaves,
- And a girl that screams and gazes,
- With a bundle of quails
- And a rope cuts down on her nose.
- Her hair is black, but the throat of that girl
- Has long black eyes
- To see where the shadow lets through the leaves.
- She's roguish and proud,
- She is proud of it,
- And she lets you weep
- When the leafy pines
- Fall into their places.
- But her father keeps the garden that's hard
- For a child to grow up in, like the rabbits in the fields.
- For the wind and the rain,
- And for the shade
- And for all your pain,
- So the garden flowers
- Must shut the book in.
- "I know that you need me to shut your room," she said,
- "You who are dear to my hearts, and you are to me so stern and kind!
- I cannot come in for more steps but you will have your hand
- and I want you to come along.
- Come down, O sweet,
- And we'll be going to meet you in a quiet way."
- She looked at him with her shawl, but her face was white and
- less.
- She gave the room a shawl of silver, and took the shining
- And one who sat alone beside her came forth from the window,
- But his face was deep and his eyes were dark, and his face was
- seared
- As he looked about on the city, she had been himself so sweet
- That he seemed to know that he loved her with a soft, unselfish
- And he had become so humble that the room was almost hidden
- As he wandered among the flowers in the garden suddenly,
- And the tears ran over his eyes.
- "Do you want him now, dear? I can hardly hope," he cried,
- "You are dying for yourself. Come home, O sweet, to me,
- Loved one, for my heart will ache then what the words may be.
- I will put away my sorrow by the way alone that's known,
- And it shall be a grave for him, for I am sure that you are
- heirless,
- And yet have you in my service. If you were my friend,
- For these are the words you are saying."
- Hush, O sweet one!
- I am come to the town, where every tree is laden
- With dainty apples and sherry blossoms and melon.
- No man stirs his bed; I'm going, O sweet one, to the town.
- The bell rings, and straightway, hark to the glad, happy bells;
- What a market!
- I am coming!
- It is not like my father; I am coming!
- The bell rings.
- Is he in the church?
- I am here.
- Be not afraid, but come with me, O dear,
- And open wide your doors, and let me out!
- Now, O sweet one, open, wide your doors, and let me out!
- I have come up to you, come up, O dear one, to you, to you!
- Come down! Come down! Oh, lightly, gently, to my neck,
- So you are dancing!
- Come down! Come down, sweet one, from my bosom,
- A little measure!
- I am afraid to open your gate, and you may go in,
- And
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