Riley farm-rhymes . THE ORCHARD LANDS OF LONG AGO THE orchard lands of Long Ago !O drowsy winds, awake, and blowThe snowy blossoms back to me,And all the buds that used to be!Blow back along the grassy waysOf truant feet, and lift the hazeOf happy summer from the treesThat trail their tresses in the seasOf grain that float and overflowThe orchard lands of Long Ago! 23 THE ORCHARD LANDS OF LOXG AGO Blow back the melijily that shps In lazv latighter from the Hps That mar\Xl much if any kiss Is sweeter titan the apples is. Blow back the twitter of the birds— • The lisp, the titter, and the words

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Riley farm-rhymes . THE ORCHARD LANDS OF LONG AGO THE orchard lands of Long Ago !O drowsy winds, awake, and blowThe snowy blossoms back to me,And all the buds that used to be!Blow back along the grassy waysOf truant feet, and lift the hazeOf happy summer from the treesThat trail their tresses in the seasOf grain that float and overflowThe orchard lands of Long Ago! 23 THE ORCHARD LANDS OF LOXG AGO Blow back the melijily that shps In lazv latighter from the Hps That mar\Xl much if any kiss Is sweeter titan the apples is. Blow back the twitter of the birds— • The lisp, the titter, and the words Of merriment that found the shine Of,summer-time a glorious wine That drenched the leaves that loved it so In orchard lands of Lone Asjo ! O memory ! alight and singWhere rosy-bellied pippins cling,And golden russets glint and gleam,As, in the old jVrabian dream,The fruits of that enchanted treeThe glad Aladdin ro1)l)C(l for me !And, drowsy winds, awake and fan]\Iy blood as when it overranA heart ripe as the app

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