Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||
XLI.
Season of bursting leaves! for many a day
I've watched thy coming, and strict search have made
Beside the tangled copse, and open glade,
For the fresh charm of new-invested spray:
I've watched thy coming, and strict search have made
Beside the tangled copse, and open glade,
For the fresh charm of new-invested spray:
Blest dropping clouds! mild warmth of brighter ray!
At length the chestnut from the brown wood's shade
Flings emerald gleams, along the lane's arcade
Elms with green light illuminate my way:
At length the chestnut from the brown wood's shade
Flings emerald gleams, along the lane's arcade
Elms with green light illuminate my way:
Yon Oak, where build the social birds and pair,
Into rich foliage is swarming out,
And sunward shineth with a golden glare.
Into rich foliage is swarming out,
And sunward shineth with a golden glare.
Ye tardy trees, that linger still and doubt,
Unbind your leafy locks, the southern air
Invites, and stranger cuckoo's mellow shout.
Unbind your leafy locks, the southern air
Invites, and stranger cuckoo's mellow shout.
Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||