Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE TRAILING ARBUTUS, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER


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First Line: A year ago, in the sweet spring weather
Last Line: We will hunt for spring's sweet blooms together.
Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs.
Subject(s): Arbutus; Flowers; Spring; Mayflowers


A YEAR ago, in the sweet spring weather,
We sought the trailing arbutus together.

Brushing the withered leaves aside,
And the long pine-needles, brown and dried,

We found the vine, with its glossy green,
And its clustering flowers coy between.

Over the waxen petals white
Hovered a blush as they met the light,—

Pure as the look a maiden wears
As forth she comes from her morning prayers.

I gathered the lovely things for you,
With the breath of the woods in their drops of dew;

And home we went by the common way,
With a halo around our holiday.

For we both had lost and we both had found
A something sweet on the forest ground.

And if your heart was exchanged for mine,
As we sought the blossoms beneath the pine,

The pine was far too high to hear
The words I whispered in your ear.

But the shy arbutus knew of the Yes,
That you let me seal with love's first kiss;

And so this year, in the fair spring weather,
We will hunt for spring's sweet blooms together.





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