Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by William Barnes. Second Collection. Second Edition |
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SPRING.
Now the zunny aïr's a-blowèn
Softly over flowers a-growèn;
An' the sparklèn light do quiver
On the ivy-bough an' river;
Bleätèn lambs, wi' woolly feäces,
Now do plaÿ, a-runnèn reäces;
An' the springèn
Lark's a-zingèn,
Lik' a dot avore the cloud,
High above the ashes' shoud.
Softly over flowers a-growèn;
An' the sparklèn light do quiver
On the ivy-bough an' river;
Bleätèn lambs, wi' woolly feäces,
Now do plaÿ, a-runnèn reäces;
An' the springèn
Lark's a-zingèn,
Lik' a dot avore the cloud,
High above the ashes' shoud.
Housèn, in the open brightness,
Now do sheen in spots o' whiteness;
Here an' there, on upland ledges,
In among the trees an' hedges,
Where, along by vlocks o' sparrows,
Chatt'rèn at the ploughman's harrows,
Dousty rwoaded,
Errand-lwoaded;
Jenny, though her cloak is thin,
Do wish en hwome upon the pin.
Now do sheen in spots o' whiteness;
Here an' there, on upland ledges,
In among the trees an' hedges,
Where, along by vlocks o' sparrows,
Chatt'rèn at the ploughman's harrows,
Dousty rwoaded,
Errand-lwoaded;
Jenny, though her cloak is thin,
Do wish en hwome upon the pin.
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Zoo come along, noo longer heedvul
Ov the viër, leätely needvul,
Over grass o' slopèn leäzes,
Zingèn zongs in zunny breäzes;
Out to work in copse, a-mootèn,
Where the primrwose is a-shootèn,
An' in gladness,
Free o' sadness,
In the warmth o' spring vorget
Leafless winter's cwold an' wet.
Ov the viër, leätely needvul,
Over grass o' slopèn leäzes,
Zingèn zongs in zunny breäzes;
Out to work in copse, a-mootèn,
Where the primrwose is a-shootèn,
An' in gladness,
Free o' sadness,
In the warmth o' spring vorget
Leafless winter's cwold an' wet.
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