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...TO AN AEOLIAN HARP by SARA TEASDALE THE PASSIONS: AN ODE FOR MUSIC by WILLIAM COLLINS (1721-1759) THE POET AND THE BABY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR TO HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW; ON HIS BIRTHDAY, 27 FEB. 1867 by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW (SEPTEMBER 25, 1857) by ROBERT TRAILL SPENCE LOWELL AT GIBRALTAR by GEORGE EDWARD WOODBERRY |