The Sycamore

In massy foliage of a sunny green
I The splendid sycamore adorns the spring,
Adding rich beauties to the varied scene,
That Nature's breathing arts alone can bring.
Hark! how the insects hum around, and sing,
Like happy Ariels, hid from heedless view —
And merry bees, that feed, with eager wing,
On the broad leaves, glazed o'er with honey dew.
The fairy Sunshine gently flickers through
Upon the grass, and buttercups below;
And in the foliage Winds their sports renew,
Waving a shade romantic to and fro,
That o'er the mind in sweet disorder flings
A flitting dream of Beauty's fading things.