Midsummer Song~

by Clinton Scollard (1860-1932)

Dawnings of amber and amethyst eves; Soft in the south wind the laughter of leaves; Breath of the poppy and death of the rose,-- Midsummer comes and midsummer goes! Dapple on cheek of the apple and plum; Honey-bees droning a die-away hum; Swales in a shimmer and dales in a doze,-- Midsummer comes and midsummer goes! Darting of dragon-fly, flutter of moth; Barley in windrow and wheat in the swath; Hush-song and thrush-song!--the mother-bird knows!-- Midsummer comes and midsummer goes! Moonlight and noonlight all glamour and gleam; Hillside and rillside a thrall to the dream; Capture the rapture before the days close!-- Midsummer comes and midsummer goes!