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June
by Virna Sheard
Now by every meadow-side the buttercups blow—
(O June, you are spendthrift of your gold!)
Green are the uplands where the little lambs go,
Green and glad the forests that are old.
Once again the summer weaves on her magic loom,
Cloth of clover,—fairy web of wheat;—
Only Mary’s alabaster box of perfume
Ever made the passing wind more sweet.
Even through the city where the dusty roads run,
Blue runs now the river to the sea.
Tender is the twilight when the long day is done,—
Infinite the stars’ tranquillity.
Not forever are the rains or the winter snows,
All these past—nor shall be overlong,—
And with every lovely June cometh the rose,
The sweet blue dusk,—a night-bird’s wonder-song!
When April Comes!
by Virna Sheard
When April comes with softly shining eyes,
And daffodils bound in her wind-blown hair,
Oh, she will coax all clouds from out the skies,
And every day will bring some sweet surprise,–
The swallows will come swinging through the air
When April comes!When April comes with tender smile and tear,
Dear dandelions will gild the common ways,
And at the break of morning we will hear
The piping of the robins crystal clear–
While bobolinks will whistle through the days,
When April comes!When April comes, the world so wise and old,
Will half forget that it is worn and grey;
Winter will seem but as a tale long told–
Its bitter winds with all its frost and cold
Will be the by-gone things of yesterday,
When April comes!
Daffodils, that … take the winds of March with beauty
A Time to Keep“Daffodils,/That come before the swallow dares, and take/The winds of March with beauty…
Le Conte de la Peincesse Kaguya: La Chanson des enfants
LE CONTE DE LA PRINCESSE KAGUYA
Tourne sans fin, moulin à eau, tourne
Passé lointain, m’entends tu ?
Reviens et donne moi mon pauvre cœur perduOiseaux, insectes et bêtes sauvages
Feuillages, herbes, fleurs
Nourrissent la clémence des hommes et leur courage
Si j’apprends que tu m’attends
Je reviendrais sur-le-champ
The Tale of Princess Kaguya: Nursery Rhyme
From The Tale of Princess Kaguya
By Isao Takahata, Japan, 2013, 137 min
