From the German of Herder. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />All faintly through my soul to-day, <br />As from a bell that far away <br />Is tinkled by some frolic fay, <br /> Floateth a lovely chiming. <br />Thou magic bell, to many a fell <br />And many a winter-saddened dell <br />Thy tongue a tale of Spring doth tell, <br /> Too passionate-sweet for rhyming. <br /> <br />Chime out, thou little song of Spring, <br />Float in the blue skies ravishing. <br />Thy song-of-life a joy doth bring <br /> That's sweet, albeit fleeting. <br />Float on the Spring-winds e'en to my home: <br />And when thou to a rose shalt come <br />That hath begun to show her bloom, <br /> Say, I send her greeting!<br /><br />Sidney Lanier<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/spring-greeting/
