S            e            a            s            o            n

                                                                                                                                                                                   of

                                                                                                                                                                                   mists

                                                                                                                                                                                   and

                                                                                                                                                                                            mellow

                                                                                                                                                                                    f

                                                                                                                                                                                    u

                                                                                                                                                                                    i

                                                                                                                                                                                    t

                                                                                                                                                                                    f

                                                                                                                                                                                    u

                                                                                                                                                                                    l

                                                                                                                                                                                    n

                                                                                                                                                                                    e

                                                                                                                                                                                    s

                                                                                                                                                                                    s

                                                                                                                                                                                    C

                                                                                                                                                                                    l

                                                                                                                                                                                    o

                                                                                                                                                                                    s

                                                                                                                                                                                    e

                                                                                                                                                                                    bosom-friend

                                                                                                                                                                                    of

                                                                                                                                                                                    the

                                                                                                                                                                                    maturing

                                                                                                                                                                                   s

                                                                                                                                                                                   u

                                                                                                                                                                                   n;

                                                                                                                                                                                   Conspiring

                                                                                                                                                                                   with

                                                                                                                                                                                   him

                                                                                                                                                                                   how

                                                                                                                                                                                   to

                                                                                                                                                                                   load

                                                                                                                                                                                   and

                                                                                                                                                                                   b               l               e               s               s

                                                                                                                                                                                   W

                                                                                                                                                                                   i

                                                                                                                                                                                   t

                                                                                                                                                                                   h

                                                                                                                                                                                   fruit

                                                                                                                                                                                   the

                                                                                                                                                                                   vines

                                                                                                                                                                                   that

                                                                                                                                                                                   round

                                                                                                                                                                                   the

                                                                                                                                                                                   thatch-eves

                                                                                                                                                                                   r

                                                                                                                                                                                   u

                                                                                                                                                                                   n;

                                                                                                                                                                                   T

                                                                                                                                                                                   o

                                                                                                                                                                                   bend

                                                                                                                                                                                   with

                                                                                                                                                                                   apples

                                                                                                                                                                                   the

                                                                                                                                                                                   moss'd

                                        c               o               t               t               a               g               e      -      t        r       e      e      s,

                                                                                                                                                                                   A

                                                                                                                                                                                   n

                                                                                                                                                                                   d

                                                                                                                                                                                   fill

                                                                                                                                                                                   all

                                                                                                                                                                                   fruit

                                                                                                                                                                                   with

                                                                                                                                                                                   ripeness

                                                                                                                                                                                   to

                                                                                                                                                                                   the

                                                                                                                                                                                   c

                                                                                                                                                                                   o

                                                                                                                                                                                   r

                                                                                                                                                                                   e;

                                                                                                                                                                                   T               o

                                                                                                                                                                                   swell

                                                                                                                                                                                   the

                                                                                                                                                                                   gourd,

                                                                                                                                                                                   and

                                                                                                                                                                                   plump

                                                                                                                                                                                   the

                                                                                                                                                                                   hazel

                                                                                                       s               h               e               l               l               s

                                                                                                                                                                                  W

                                                                                                                                                                                   i

                                                                                                                                                                                   t

                                                                                                                                                                                   h

                                                                                                                                                                                   a

                                                                                                                                                                                   sweet

                                                                                                                                                                                   kernel;

                                                                                                                                                                                   to

                                                                                                                                                                                   set

                                                                                                                                                                                   budding

                                                                                                                                                                                    m

                                                                                                                                                                                    o

                                                                                                                                                                                    r

                                                                                                                                                                                    e,

                                                                                                                                                                                   A               n               d

                                                                                                                                                                                   still

                                                                                                                                                                                   more,

                                                                                                                                                                                   later

                                                                                                                                                                                   flowers

                                                                                                                                                                                   for

                                                                                                                                                                                   the

                                                                                                                                                                                   b

                                                                                                                                                                                   e

                                                                                                                                                                                   e

                                                                                                                                                                                   s,

                                                                                                                      U               n               t               i               l

                                                                                                                                                                                   they

                                                                                                                                                                                   think

                                                                                                                                                                                   warm

                                                                                                                                                                                   days

                                                                                                                                                                                   will

                                                                                                                                                                                   never

                                                                                                                                                                                   c

                                                                                                                                                                                   e

                                                                                                                                                                                   a

                                                                                                                                                                                   s

                                                                                                                                                                                   e,

                                                                                                                                                                                   F               o               r

                                                                                                                                                                                   summer

                                                                                                                                                                                   has

                                                                                                                                                                                   o'erbrimm'd

                                                                                                                                                                                   their

                                                                                                                                                                                   clammy

                                                                                                e                              l                              l                              s                              .

                                                                                                                                                                                   W

                                                                                                                                                                                   h

                                                                                                                                                                                   o

                                                                                                                                                                                   hath

                                                                                                                                                                                   not

                                                                                                                                                                                   seen

                                                                                                                                                                                   thee

                                                                                                                                                                                   oft

                                                                                                                                                                                   amid

                                                                                                                                                                                   thy

                                                                                                                                                                                   s               t               o               r               e               ?

                                           S               o               m               e               t               i               m               e               s

                                                                                                                                                                                   whoever

                                                                                                                                                                                   seeks

                                                                                                                                                                                   abroad

                                                                                                                                                                                   may

                                                                                                                                                                                   f

                                                                                                                                                                                   r

                                                                                                                                                                                   i

                                                                                                                                                                                   n

                                                                                                                                                                                   d

                                                                                                                                           T           h           e           e

                                                                                                                                                                                   sitting

                                                                                                                                                                                   careless

                                                                                                                                                                                   on

                                                                                                                                                                                   a

                                                                                                                                                                                   granary

                                                                                                                                                                                   f                  l                  o                  o                  r,

                                                                                                                                                                                   Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing w    i    n    d;

                                                                                                                                                                                   Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound a    s    l    e    e    p,

                                                                                                                                                                                   hair soft-lifted by the winnowing w    i    n    d;

                                                                                                                                                                                   Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy h    o    o    k

                                                                                                                                                                                   Spares the next swath and all its twined f    l    o    w    e    r    s:

                                                                                                                                                                                   And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost k    e    e    p

                                                                                                                                                                                   Steady thy laden head across a b    r    o    o    k;

                                                                                                                                                                                   Or by a cyder-press, with patient l    o    o    k,

                                                                                                                                                                                   Thou watchest the last oozings hours by h    o    u    r    s.

                                                                                                                                                                                   W    h    e    r    e

                                                                                                                                                                                   a    r    e

                                                                                                                                                                                   t    h    e

                                                                                                                                                                                   s    o    n    g    s

                                                                                                                                                                                   o    f

                                                                                                                                                                                   s    p    r    i    n    g    ?

                                                                                                                                                                                   A    y,

                                                                                                                                                                                   W    h    e    r    e

                                                                                                                                                                                   a    r    e

                                                                                                                                                                                   t    h    e    y    ?

                                                                                                                                                                                   Think not of them, thou hast thy music t    o    o,    —

                                                                                                                                                                                   While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying d    a    y,

                                                                                                                                                                                   And touch the stubble-plains with rosy h    u    e;

                                                                                                                                                                                   Then in a wailful choir the small gnats m    o    u    r    n

                                                                                                                                                                                   Among the river sallows, borne a    l    o    f    t

                                                                                                                                                                                   Or sinking as the light wind lives or d    i    e    s;

                                                                                                                                                                                   And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly b    o    u    r    n;

                                                                                                                                                                                   Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble s    o    f    t

                                                                                                                                                                                   T    h    e

                                                                                                                                                                                   r    e    d    -    b    r    e    a    s    t

                                                                                                                                                                                   w    h    i    s    t    l    e    s

                                                                                                                                                                                   f    r    o    m

                                                                                                                                                                                   a

                                                                                                                                                                                   g    a    r    d    e    n    -    c    r    o    f    t;

                                                                                                                                                                                   A    n    d

                                                                                                                                                                                   g    a    t    h    e    r    i    n    g

                                                                                                                                                                                   s    w    a    l    l    o    w    s

                                                                                                                                                                                   t    w    i    t    t    e    r

                                                                                                                                                                                   i    n

                                                                                                                                                                                   t    h    e

                                                                                                                                                                                   s    k    i    e    s.