NOW the lucid tears of May Gem the blossoms of the spray; Every leaf and bending flower Glitters in the vernal shower. Lovely in the clouded sky, See the rainbow shines on high; Mark the heavenly colours bright, Ere they vanish from the sight. Hark ! the warblers gaily sing; Sweet the melodies of spring; When the youthful heart at ease, Bids the native music please. Fairer now the view around, Brighter verdure decks the ground; Flora, smiling in the bower, Hails the tender vernal shower. See ! again the skies appear, Clad in blue serenely clear; Now the sun with placid ray Gilds the scene, and all is gay. Cool and fragrant is the gale, Breathing sweets from yonder vale, Where the flowers in blooming pride, Smile upon the fountain side. Now the linnets in the grove, Tune the mellow song of love; Mild and genial is the hour, Sweet the balmy vernal shower. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG OF MARION'S MEN by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE NIGHT-PIECE: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK WITHOUT AND WITHIN by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL AT FREDERICKSBURG [DECEMBER 13, 1862] by JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY ODES I, 5 by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS IF THE POETS HAD FEARED THE ADVERTISERS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |