I KNOW

I KNOW

Oh! I know why the alder treesLean over the reflecting stream;And I know what the wandering beesHeard in the woods of dream.I know how the uneasy tideAnswers the signal of the moon,And why the morning-glories hideTheir eyes in the forenoon.And I know all the wild delightThat quivers in the sea-bird’s wings,For in one little hour last nightLove told me all these things.Elsa Barker

Oh! I know why the alder treesLean over the reflecting stream;And I know what the wandering beesHeard in the woods of dream.I know how the uneasy tideAnswers the signal of the moon,And why the morning-glories hideTheir eyes in the forenoon.And I know all the wild delightThat quivers in the sea-bird’s wings,For in one little hour last nightLove told me all these things.Elsa Barker

Oh! I know why the alder treesLean over the reflecting stream;And I know what the wandering beesHeard in the woods of dream.

Oh! I know why the alder trees

Lean over the reflecting stream;

And I know what the wandering bees

Heard in the woods of dream.

I know how the uneasy tideAnswers the signal of the moon,And why the morning-glories hideTheir eyes in the forenoon.

I know how the uneasy tide

Answers the signal of the moon,

And why the morning-glories hide

Their eyes in the forenoon.

And I know all the wild delightThat quivers in the sea-bird’s wings,For in one little hour last nightLove told me all these things.

And I know all the wild delight

That quivers in the sea-bird’s wings,

For in one little hour last night

Love told me all these things.

Elsa Barker


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