Nature
The Coming-in of Summer
From Poetical Works (1916): Lyrical Poems: Early Poems
Yesterday a swallow
Cuckoo-song to-day,
And anon will follow
All the flight of May,
For Summer is a-coming in.
Corncrake's ancient sorrow
Pains the evening hush,
But the dawn to-morrow
Gladdens with the thrush —
And Summer is a-coming in.
Oh ! laburnum yellow,
Lilac and the rose,
Chestnut shadow mellow
In my garden-close,
And Summer, Summer coming in !
Lo, with shield and arrow,
Burnished helm and spear,
Flower and leaflet narrow
Rank on rank appear —
King Summer is a-coming in !
Summer, haste and hallow
Something of the Spring,
Which is harsh and callow
Till thy herald sing —
Oh ! Summer is a-coming in !
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MacDonagh, Thomas. “The Coming-in of Summer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonagh/57/.
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MacDonagh, Thomas. “The Coming-in of Summer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonagh/57/.
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