Once more the lark with song and
Cleaves through the dawn, his hurried bars^;
Fall, like the flute of
Twirling and whistling from the stars.
The primrose and the
Surprise the valleys, and wild
Is sweet on every little hill,
When lambs come down at folding time.
In every wild place now is
The magpie's noisy house, and
The mingled tunes of many a
The ruffled wood-dove's gentle coo.
Sweet by the river's noisy
The water-lily bursts her crown,
The kingfisher comes down to
Like rainbow jewels falling down.
And when the blue and grey
The daisy shuts her golden eye,
And peace wraps all those hills of
Safe in my dearest memory.
This poem taken from "Last Songs" by Francis Ledwidge,
Published by Herbert Jenkins,
London 1918 [page 58-59]Poem Dated: France March 8th
Words and spelling verified
Ganymede == A Trojan boy of great beauty whom Zeus carried away to be his lover and to be cupbearer to the gods
