And the rose and the lily are budding;

And wild, happy life, without hindrance or curb,

Through the woodland is creeping and scudding;

The clover is purple, the air is like mead,

With odor escaped from the opulent weed

And over the pasture-sides flooding.

Every note is a tune, every breath is a boon;

'Tis poem enough to be living;

Why fumble for phrase while magnificent June

Her matchless recital is giving?