Oh! that we two were Maying

Oh! that we two were Maying
Down the stream of the soft spring breeze;
Like children with violets playing
In the shade of the whispering trees!

Oh that we two sat dreaming
On the sward of some sheep-trimmed down
Watching the white mist steaming
Over river and mead and town!

Oh that we two lay sleeping,
In our nest in the churchyard sod.
With our limbs at rest on the quiet earth's breast,
And our souls at home with God!