Living
Song of Summer
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Up in the tree top, down in the ground,
High in the blue sky, far, all around,--
Near by and everywhere creatures are living,
God in his bounty something is giving.
Up in the tree top, down in the ground,
High in the blue sky, far, all around,--
Near by and everywhere creatures are striving,
Labor is surely the price of their thriving.
Up in the tree top, down in the ground,
High in the blue sky, far, all around,--
Near by and everywhere, singing and humming,
Busily, joyfully, Summer is coming!
Cite this poem
MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Song of Summer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/31/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Song of Summer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/31/.
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