In ecstasy of color because of the sun.

Out of hidden trees

A wood-thrush sang.

And then I heard the restaurant—

Crashing of spoons on trays,

The dip, dip, dip, of the big rotary fans,

The chink of the cash-register, the clatter of money into the tray,

And people talking loudly, with mirthless laughter,

And munching, munching, munching.

Over it mocked the violin—