. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 145 "I woke ere Winter took his flight," So lisped Spring Beauty, pink and white, "The snow was yet upon the ground And most of you were sleeping sound. To raise my head I made so bold And found 'twas not so very cold. And, when the sunbeams with me played, My cheeks grew pink and so I ; Peeped through the earth the Maidenhair, Her locks wound round her stems with care. A drop of rain her hair unfurled. And all her green locks were uncurled. A zephyr, too, with soft caress. Tossed to and fro each wav
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 145 "I woke ere Winter took his flight," So lisped Spring Beauty, pink and white, "The snow was yet upon the ground And most of you were sleeping sound. To raise my head I made so bold And found 'twas not so very cold. And, when the sunbeams with me played, My cheeks grew pink and so I ; Peeped through the earth the Maidenhair, Her locks wound round her stems with care. A drop of rain her hair unfurled. And all her green locks were uncurled. A zephyr, too, with soft caress. Tossed to and fro each waving tress. The Maiden Fern seemed not to care That all the curl had left her hair. From bough to bough hopped Robin Red, From tree to tree the news he spread. Until it seemed as if each note Would split his tiny, swelling throat. Chirped he: "What if I do grow hoarse, The flowers must be waked of course; But now as they are waked and dressed. In yonder tree I'll perch and ; Jack-in-the-pulpit rose and said, "A vote of thanks to Robin Red, According to my mind, is due; Will some one kindly take the cue?' "I move," the Pussy-willow purred, "A vote of thanks to this young bird For singing such a cheery lay. Awakening us to Spring's first ; "I second that with right good will," Responded bright-eyed Daffodil; Said Chairman Jack, "The vote we'll take. All those opposed their heads will shake While those agreed their heads will nod Until they touch the garden ; Then all the flowers in their beds Carried the vote by nodding Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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