Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CAROL FOR MAY-DAY, by REGINALD HEBER Poet's Biography First Line: Queen of fresh flowers Last Line: Thou merry month of may! Subject(s): Birds; Flowers; May (month); Spring | ||||||||
QUEEN of fresh flowers, Whom vernal stars obey, Bring thy warm showers, Bring thy genial ray. In nature's greenest livery drest, Descend on earth's expectant breast, To earth and Heaven a welcome guest, Thou merry month of May! Mark how we meet thee At dawn of dewy day! Hark! how we greet thee With our roundelay! While all the good things that be In earth, and air, and ample sea, Are waking up to welcome thee, Thou merry month of May! Flocks on the mountains, And birds upon their spray, Tree, turf, and fountains, All hold holiday; And love, the life of living things, Love waves his torch, love claps his wings, And loud and wide thy praises sings, Thou merry month of May! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD EVENING HYMN by REGINALD HEBER |
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