 | Verse and prose by Eugene Field : from the George H. Yenowine collection of books and manuscripts |  |
UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
The sheriff sleeps in a marble vault—
The kynge in a shroud of golde,
And upon the air with a chanted prayer
Mingles the mock of moulde.
The kynge in a shroud of golde,
And upon the air with a chanted prayer
Mingles the mock of moulde.
But the deere draw to the shady pool,
The birds sing blithe and free,
And the wildflowers bloom on a hidden tomb
Under the greenwood tree.
The birds sing blithe and free,
And the wildflowers bloom on a hidden tomb
Under the greenwood tree.
Oct. '87.
| Verse and prose by Eugene Field : from the George H. Yenowine collection of books and manuscripts | |