Nature
I meant to do my work to-day--
From The Lonely Dancer (1913)
Nature
I meant to do my work to-day--
But a brown bird sang in the apple-tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.
And the wind went sighing over the land,
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand--
So what could I do but laugh and go?
Cite this poem
MLA
Gallienne, Richard Le. “I meant to do my work to-day--.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/123/.
Chicago
Gallienne, Richard Le. “I meant to do my work to-day--.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/123/.
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