Dim woods, lush meadows, little red-roofed towns,

Walled flowery gardens, wide gray moors and downs;

Sedge, meadow-sweet, and wet forget-me-not;

The Norman church, with whispering elm trees round;

A certain wood where earliest violets grow;

One wide still marsh where hidden waters flow;

The cottage porch with honey-buds enwound—

These are my portion of enchanted ground,

To these the years add somewhat in their flight;

Some wood or field, deep-dyed in heart's delight,