Classic Poem

Glow-worm-like the daisies peer;
——Roses in the thickets fade,
Grudging every petal dear;
——Swinging incense in the shade
The honeysuckle's chandelier
——Twinkles down a shadowy glade.

Now is Nature's restful mood:
——Death-still stands the somber fir;
Hardly where the rushes brood
——Something crawling makes a stir;
Hardly in the underwood
——Russet pinions softly whir.