Those eyelids drooped a wee bit when we parted—
I certainly feel dismal and down-hearted.
That merry whirling time at last is ended!—
And as for hearts? Pooh! pooh! I'm feeling splendid.
"Least said," the proverb hints, "is soonest mended."
[A COMMON-SENSE CAROL.]
By the sea, on the shore, it is pleasant to be,
The sunshine's delicious I own;