Above and around us their spirits shall hover,
Rejoicing to mark how we honor it yet.
[A] The Trailing Arbutus, the emblem of Nova Scotia.
THE DESERTED NEST
DESERTED nest, that on the leafless tree
Waves to and fro with every dreary blast,
With none to shelter, none to care for thee,
Thy day of pride and cheerfulness is past.
Thy tiny walls are falling to decay,