Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MAY DAY, by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL


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First Line: O haste, o haste to the fields away
Last Line: And pour for us the simple lay!
Subject(s): Flowers; May (month); Spring


O HASTE, O haste to the fields away!
For dawneth now the month of May;
O leave the city's crowded street,
And haste ye now sweet May to greet

For May is come on fairy wings,
And thousand beauties with her brings:
The fairest month of all the year,
Oh, well can she the sad heart cheer.

Nature her jewelry displays,
Unfolds her gems to meet our gaze;
Bright leaves and buds of emerald hue,
Forget-me-nots of sapphire blue.

The pearly lily's drooping bells.
Listen! a tale it sweetly tells:
'If God so clothe the lilies fair,
Much more may ye trust in His care.'

The turquoise gentianella bright,
The shining king-cup's golden light,
Carnation's ruby hues behold,
And silvery daisy set with gold.

Of these we'll twine a garland gay,
Meet for the brow of beauteous May;
And see, they gain a brighter hue
By glittering drops of diamond dew.

Now hark! what sound so sweetly floats
Upon the breeze? The cuckoo's notes!
How far they come to welcome May,
And pour for us the simple lay!





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