Whiff, sayeth the wind,

And whiffing on its way, doth blow a merry tale.

Where, in the fields all furrowed and rough with corn,

Late harvested, close-nestled to a fibrous root,

And warmed by the sun that hid from night there-neath,

A wee, small, furry nest of root mice lay.

Whiff, sayeth the wind.

Whiff, sayeth the wind.

I found this morrow, on a slender stem,

A glory of the morn, who sheltered in her wine-red throat