Oh gay and shining June time! <br />Oh meadow brave and bright, <br />Abloom with little children, <br />All tossing in the light! <br />They dance and circle singing— <br />Oh, what a joy to see! <br />They twinkle in the sunshine, <br />They shout in company. <br /> <br />Beyond are pointed houses <br />Patterned against the blue, <br />With bushes flower-embroidered, <br />And trees all trim and true. <br />Around are rows of people <br />Watching the dainty show, <br />Guarding the fairy kingdom <br />Where blossom babies blow. <br /> <br />Their merry little footsteps <br />Race with the tricksy air, <br />That puffs their filmy dresses <br />And frees their shining hair. <br />All pink and white and golden <br />Under the round gold sun, <br />Winging the wind with laughter, <br />They ring and wreathe and run. <br /> <br />Oh, sweet and soft the world is, <br />Ever so glad and gay, <br />All garlanded with children <br />Who sing and prank and play ! <br />You posy girls wide-petalled, <br />And boys all round and red, <br />Dance in the sun forever <br />Till time goes off to bed!<br /><br />Harriet Monroe<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-play-festival-in-ogden-park/
