Nature

XXIX

by William Ernest Henley 1849–1903

From Hawthorn and Lavender, with Other Verses

Nature

A world of leafage murmurous and a-twinkle;
The green, delicious plenitude of June;
Love and laughter and song
The blue day long
Going to the same glad, golden tune--
The same glad tune!

Clouds on the dim, delighting skies a-sprinkle;
Poplars black in the wake of a setting moon;
Love and languor and sleep
And the star-sown deep
Going to the same good, golden tune--
The same good tune!

MLA

Henley, William Ernest. “XXIX.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/henley/114/.

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Henley, William Ernest. “XXIX.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/henley/114/.

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