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The dusty attic spider clad He, through the keyhole, maketh glad; And through the broken edge of tiles Into the laddered hay loft smiles. Meantime his golden face around He bares to all the garden ground, And sheds a warm and glittering look Among the ivy's inmost nook. THE DUSKY ATTIC SPIDER CLAD HE THROUGH THE KEEL MAKETH GLAD AND THROUGH THE BROKEN EDGE OF TILES INTO THE LATTERED HALOFT SMILES MEANTIME HIS GOLDEN FACE AROUND HE BEARS ALL THE GARDEN GROUND AND SHEDS A WARM AND GLITTERING LOOK AMONG THE IVY'S INMOST NOOK
l speeches High over head in the Tops of the beeches. In spite of our wisdom And sensible talking, We on our feet must go Plodding and walking. [Illustration] THE FLOWERS All the names I know from nurse: Gardener's garters, Shepherd's purse, Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock, And the Lady Hollyhock. Fairy places, fairy things, Fairy woods where the wild bee wings, Tiny trees for tiny dames-- These must all be fairy names! Tiny woods below whose boughs Shady fairies weave a house; Tiny tree-tops, rose or thyme, Where the braver fairies climb! [Illustration: THE FLOWERS] Fair are grown-up people's trees, But the fairest woods are these; Where, if I were not so tall, I should live for good and all. SUMMER SUN Great is the sun, and wide he goes Through empty heaven without repose; And in the blue and glowing days More thick than rain he showers his rays. Though closer still the blinds we pull To keep the shady parlour cool, Yet he will find a chink or two To slip his golden fingers through. WN AT THE BIRDIES NO LONGER THEY SHALL GO FLYING WITH MUSICAL SPEECHES HIGH OVERHEAD IN THE TOPS OF THE BRANCHES IN SPITE OF OUR WISDOM AND SENSIBLE TALKING WE ON OUR FEET MUST GO PLODDING AND WALKING THE FLOWERS ALL THE NAMES I KNOW FROM NURSE GARDENERS GARTERS SHEPHERD'S PURSE BACHELORS BUTTONS LADY'S SMOCK AND THE LADY HOLLYHOCK FAIRY PLACES FAIR THINGS FAIRY WOODS WHERE THE WILD BEE WINGS TINY TREES FOR TINY DAMES THESE MUST BE FAIRY NAMES TINY WOODS BELOW WHOSE BOUGHS SHADY FAIRIES LEAVE A HOUSE TINY TREE TOPS ROVE OR TIME WHERE THE BRAVER FAIRIES CLIMB THERE ARE GROWN UP PEOPLE'S TREES BUT THE FAIREST WOODS ARE THESE WHERE IF I WERE NOT SO TALL I SHOULD LIVE FOR GOOD AND ALL SUMMER SUN GREAT IT'S THE SUN AND WHY HE GOES THROUGH EMPTY HEAVEN WITHOUT RESPONSE AND IN THE BLUE AND GLOWING DAYS MORE THICK THAN RAIN HE SHOWERS HIS RAYS THROUGH CLOSE THOUGH CLOSER STILL THE BLINDS WE PULL TO KEEP THE SHADY PARLOUR COOL YET HE WILL FIND A CHICKEN OR TWO TO SLIP HIS GOLDEN FINGERS THROUGH
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