O Spirit of the Summertime ! <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 merry children homeward run, <br />And peeping stars bid lovers wait. <br /> <br />Bring back the singing; and the scent <br />Of meadowlands at dewy prime;— <br />Oh, bring again my heart's content, <br />Thou Spirit of the Summertime !<br /><br />William Allingham<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-121/
