The Ballad of The Quest by Sheard Virna

Author:Sheard, Virna
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Poetry
Publisher: Distributed Proofreaders Canada
Published: 1922-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

The dog-wood there flung wide its stars

In April, silvery sweet;

The squirrels crossed that path all day

On tiny flying feet;

The wild, brown rabbits knew each turn,

Each shadowy safe retreat.

And there the golden-belted bee

Sang his sweet summer song;

The crickets chirped there to the moon

With steady note and strong;

Till cold and silence wrapped them round

When autumn nights grew long.

But, oh! they brought the lonely dead

Along that quiet way,

With strange procession, dark and slow,

On sunny days and grey;

We used to watch them, wonder-eyed,

Nor care again to play,—

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