. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Vol. XIV APRIL, 1904. No. 4 An April Morning. THIS moniiug when I woke I heard The low, ,sweet chatter of a bird Beside my window, where so long I've missed the music of the song That filled last summer with delight, And saw a sudden, arrowy flight— A flash of blue that soars and sings— A bit of heaven itself on wings. "The bluebird has come back!" I cried. And flung the window open wide. I leaned across the mossy sill. And heard the laughing little rill That comes but once a year, and stays Through the brief round of April days, Then, w
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Vol. XIV APRIL, 1904. No. 4 An April Morning. THIS moniiug when I woke I heard The low, ,sweet chatter of a bird Beside my window, where so long I've missed the music of the song That filled last summer with delight, And saw a sudden, arrowy flight— A flash of blue that soars and sings— A bit of heaven itself on wings. "The bluebird has come back!" I cried. And flung the window open wide. I leaned across the mossy sill. And heard the laughing little rill That comes but once a year, and stays Through the brief round of April days, Then, when its banks with blooms are bright, It seems to vanish in a night. The old spring gladness filled th'fe air. I breathed it, felt it everywhere. How blue the sky was! and a tint Of color that was just a hint Of "green things growing" greeted me Along the willows by the lea, And I could feel, and almost hear. The quickened pulses of the year. A warm south wind that seemed a draught Of wine the sweetest ever quaffed Blew round me, bringing balmy smells That made me dream of pimpernels. And arbutus blooms in pinewood nooks. And gay wake-robins by the brooks, Whose heart with spring's swift joy was stirred. And I was happy as the bird —Eben B. Rexford in Home and 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 Falconer, N. Y. : W. T. Falconer Manfg. Co.
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