O spirit of the Summer-time! <br />Bring back the roses to the dells; <br />The swallow from her distant clime, <br />The honey-bee from drowsy cells. <br /> <br />Bring back the friendship of the sun; <br />The gilded evenings calm and late, <br />When weary children homeward run, <br />And peeping stars bid lovers wait. <br /> <br />Bring back the singing; and the scent <br />Of meadow-lands at dewy prime; <br />Oh, bring again my heart's content, <br />Thou Spirit of the Summer-time!<br /><br />William Allingham<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-o-spirit-of-the-summer-time/
