May Morning.
Reading edition
May is here, with skies of blue, Tuneful birds of varied hue, Blossoms bright on plant and tree: Ye, who love her smile of glee, Leave the city's thronging streets, Meet her in her green retreats, And, with thrilling heart inhale Perfumes from her balmy gale. Come! for countless gifts she bears; Take her cordial for your cares: Cull the charms that never cloy, Twine the wreaths of social joy, And with liberal hand dispense Blessings of benevolence: For when Spring shall fade away, And the year grow dim and gray, These, with changeless warmth shall glow Mid the hills of wintry snow, And undying fragrance cast, When the Spring of life is past.