Classic Poem

" Hurry! " said the leaves;
" Hurry, birds, hurry!
See how the tall trees
Are all in a flurry! "

" Come under, quick,
Grasshoppers, cricket! "
Said the leafy vines
Down in the thicket.

" Come here, " said the rose
To bee and spider;
" Ant, here's a place!
Fly, sit beside her! "

" Rest, butterfly,
Here in the bushes,
Close by the robin,
While the rain rushes! "

" Why, there is the sun!
And the birds are singing:
Good-bye, dear leaves,
We'll all be winging. "

" Bee, " said the rose,
" Thank you for calling.
Come in again
When the rain is falling. "