June, hesperian June,

Robed in divinity wanders. Daily and nightly

The turquoise touch of her robe, that the violets star,

The silvery fall of her feet, that lilies are,

Fill the land with languorous light and perfume.—

Is it the melody mute of bourgeoning leaf and of bloom?

The music of Nature, that silently shapes in the gloom

Immaterial hosts

Of spirits that have the flowers and leaves in their keep,

That I hear, that I hear?