Love is the very heart of spring; Flocks fall to loving on the lea And wildfowl love upon the wing, When spring first enters like a sea. When spring first enters like a sea Into the heart of everything, Bestir yourselves religiously, Incense before love's altar bring. Incense before love's altar bring, Flowers from the flowering hawthorn tree, Flowers from the margin of the spring, For all the flowers are sweet to see. Love is the very heart of spring; When spring first enters like a sea Incense before love's altar bring, And flowers while flowers are sweet to see. Bring flowers while flowers are sweet to see; Love is almighty, love's a King, Incense before love's altar bring, Incense before love's altar bring. Love's gifts are generous and free When spring first enters like a sea; When spring first enters like a sea, The birds are all inspired to sing. Love is the very heart of spring, The birds are all inspired to sing, Love's gifts are generous and free; Love is almighty, love's a King. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HOUSE-TOP; A NIGHT PIECE by HERMAN MELVILLE SONG, WRITTEN AT SEA, IN THE FIRST DUTCH WAR, 1665 ... by CHARLES SACKVILLE (1637-1706) AT BETHLEHEM: 1. THE CHILD by JOHN BANISTER TABB GIVE HIM HIS DUE by LEVI BISHOP THE CITY OF LAISH by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON PERSUASIONS TO JOY: A SONG by THOMAS CAREW THE PASSING OF SPAIN FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE by SAMUEL VALENTINE COLE |