June.

She sits all day plaiting a wild-rose wreath,

This daughter of the Sun, come from afar.

Sweeter is she than her bright sisters are

Who follow her across the flowery heath.

A daisy is her sign, and underneath

The meadow’s foamy flow the clovers wear

Their uniforms of white and red, and bear

Their cups of sweet to scent their mistress’ breath.

What dawns are thine, O dear, delicious June,