Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE KINGDOM OF THE SPRING, by ISABEL ECCLESTONE MACKAY


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First Line: Heigh ho, the robin and the spring!
Last Line: All the woodland is a kingdom with a little child for king!
Subject(s): Children; Robins; Spring; Childhood


HEIGH ho, the Robin and the Spring!
The prating and the mating and the building nests a-swing,
The fields of budding clover with the soft sky bending over,
The bob-o-link's clear calling and the lark upon the wing!

Heigh ho, the Primrose and the Spring!
The growing and the blowing and the earthy scents that cling
To the lily breaking cover like a lass to meet her lover,
And the bloomy gold of butter-cups to make the wedding ring!

Heigh ho, the Children and the Spring!
The dreaming and the gleaming and the green on everything.
Every branch you peep in under shows a world of hidden wonder—
All the woodland is a Kingdom with a little child for king!





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