OH the charming month of May! Oh the charming month of May! When the breezes fan the treeses Full of blossoms fresh and gay— Full, &c. Oh what joys our prospects yield! Charming joys our prospects yield! In a new livery when we see every Bush and meadow, tree and field— Bush, &c. Oh how fresh the morning air! Charming fresh the morning air! When the zephyrs and the heifers Their odoriferous breath compare— Their, &c. Oh how fine our ev'ning walk! Charming fine our ev'ning walk! When the nightingale delighting With her song suspends our talk— With her, &c. Oh how sweet at night to dream! Charming sweet at night to dream! On mossy pillows, by the trilloes Of a gentle purling stream— Of a, &c. Oh how kind the country lass! Charming kind the country lass! Who, her cow bilking, leaves her milking For a green gown upon the grass— For a, &c. Oh how sweet it is to spy! Charming sweet it is to spy! At the conclusion, her confusion, Blushing cheeks, and downcast eye— Blushing, &c. Oh the cooling curds and cream! Charming cooling curds and cream! When all is over, she gives her lover, Who on her skimming-dish carves her name— Who on, &c. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE RIVALS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE BURDEN OF NINEVEH by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE GREEN ROADS by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS THE WHITE CHARGER by ABUS SALT IN THE CATACOMBS by HARLAN HOUSE BALLARD INTIMATE VISION by JOSEPHINE BATES PSALM 1. BEATUS VIR, QUI NON by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |