My Retreat
ORIOLE and bobolink and butterfly,
A lovely medley to the ear and eye ;
A distant sound of seas upon the sand,
And every glory of the bright green land ! —
A lovely medley to the ear and eye ;
A distant sound of seas upon the sand,
And every glory of the bright green land ! —
These are my friends, and this my happy home,
A floor of clover and the sky’s blue dome ; —
Afar the children drop their garments down,
And play like lilies in the salt wave sown.
A floor of clover and the sky’s blue dome ; —
Afar the children drop their garments down,
And play like lilies in the salt wave sown.