Elizabeth's Song

Shining white clouds in the cherry trees tangled,

And over the orchard snowing;

Silver wild cherries on the hill-side spangled,

And bright among bronze oaks blowing:

So white, so bright, so fragrantly

Heart's delight blossoms in me.

Swallows come back to their endless careering

In love and in finest feather;

Swerving down, close to the cowslips nearing,

Then high in the golden weather:

In air so bright, with such a flight,

Dances on wings my heart's delight.