An' leäve the dead-aïr'd houses' eaves,
Vor quiv'ren leaves, an' bubblen streams,
A-glitt'ren brightly to the view,
Below a sky o' cloudless blue.
William Barnes
The words in this poem are spelt as they are spoken in the County of Dorset. "Rathe" means early; and "below" beneath. There is a half-secret rhyme in each fourth line.
[223]. "Music, When Soft Voices Die, Vibrates in The Memory."
There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,