 | The heavenly guest with other unpublished writings |  |
WHAT CHEER?
“What news, what comfort do you bring,
Say, gossip, say,
As you come back on tired wing,
Adown the airy way?”
Say, gossip, say,
As you come back on tired wing,
Adown the airy way?”
“So high above the trees I flew,
High, gossips, high!
I saw a little rift of blue,
A lovely glimpse of sky.”
High, gossips, high!
I saw a little rift of blue,
A lovely glimpse of sky.”
“And is it true that storms will cease,
True, gossip, true?”
“O yes, the winds will be at peace,
The sun will shine on you!”
True, gossip, true?”
“O yes, the winds will be at peace,
The sun will shine on you!”
So chirp and chatter, sweet and gay,
Pipe, gossips, call!
Fast comes the happy spring this way,
Brave gossips all!
Pipe, gossips, call!
Fast comes the happy spring this way,
Brave gossips all!
| The heavenly guest with other unpublished writings | |