IN THE SHOWER
Shine out, summer sun, and behold
The glories of meadow and hill,
King-cups and trefoils manifold,
Raspberry vines, at their own sweet will
Straggling about through grassy ways,
Making the most of the summer days,
Strawberry blossoms, pallid as snow,
Sweetbrier roses all ablow,
Gay blue flags at the water's edge
Playing hide and seek with the sedge,
Delicate ferns, in shady places,
Drifts of white and golden daisies,
Rosy garlands of hollyhocks,
Scented gillyflowers on their stalks,
Tiny plumes of the mignonette,
Pansies, with their eyes still wet.
Shine out, O sun, and discover
The dragon-fly on the clover,
The goldchafer hid in the rose,
And the lilies' odorous snows,
The spider's web, which the dew
With gems braids through and through.
Shine out, O sun, once again
For a charm to banish the rain.
The glories of meadow and hill,
King-cups and trefoils manifold,
Raspberry vines, at their own sweet will
Straggling about through grassy ways,
Making the most of the summer days,
Strawberry blossoms, pallid as snow,
Sweetbrier roses all ablow,
Gay blue flags at the water's edge
Playing hide and seek with the sedge,
Delicate ferns, in shady places,
Drifts of white and golden daisies,
Rosy garlands of hollyhocks,
Scented gillyflowers on their stalks,
Tiny plumes of the mignonette,
Pansies, with their eyes still wet.
Shine out, O sun, and discover
The dragon-fly on the clover,
The goldchafer hid in the rose,
And the lilies' odorous snows,
The spider's web, which the dew
With gems braids through and through.
Shine out, O sun, once again
For a charm to banish the rain.
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