Nature

Song

by Francis Ledwidge 1887–1917

From Songs of Peace (1917)

Nature

The winds are scented with woods after rain,
And a raindrop shines in the daisy's eye.
Shall we follow the swallow again, again,
Ah! little yearning thing, you and I?

You and I to the South again,
And heart! Oh, heart, how you shall sigh,
For the kind soft wind that follows the rain,
And the raindrop shed from the daisy's eye.

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Ledwidge, Francis. “Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ledwidge/97/.

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