THE WONDERFUL NEST.
Reading edition
BY MARGARET EYTINGE.
Oh! the beautiful bright summer, Ev'rywhere wild flowers springing; Honeysuckles to the roses All day long sweet kisses flinging. Brooklets sparkling through the meadows, Humming-birds their glad way winging With gold-brown bees and butterflies Where lily-bells are ringing, Ringing, ringing— Where lily-bells are ringing. Sunbeams on the greensward dancing, Gentle breezes perfume bringing; In the cedar-tree five birdies To their wee nest closely clinging; Peeping over at the children, (Five of them too) laughing, singing. In nest most wonderful to see, Between the branches swinging, Swinging, swinging— Between the branches swinging.
