But blossoms to berries do come,

All hanging on stalks light and slender,

And one long summer’s day charmed that lady away

With vows sweet and merry and tender,

A lover with voice low and tender.

Moss and lichen the green branches deck,

Weeds nod in its paths green and shady;

Yet a light footstep seems there to wander in dreams,

The ghost of that beautiful lady—

That happy and beautiful lady.