TO EUNICE.

Ever the witch in a school-girl’s eyes,

The toss and the flutter of flaxen hair,

The titter, and blush of a rosy cheek,

Are calling away from a world of care.

Leading the hours with a hop and a skip,

Down through a path where the wind-flowers grow,

White are the ribbons tied under her chin,

White are the ribbons that flutter and blow.

Ever the ring of a roguish laugh,