July (Brereton)

'Twas Jack-o'-Winter hailed it first, But now more timid angels sing, For what dull ear can fail to hear Afar the fluting of the Spring?

In all free spaces of the land A sightless flame is flickering; Through every vein it leaps amain, The fiery miracle of Spring.

A music ringing in the air, A lambent light in everything; O sweet my sweet, the subtle heat, The dancing, light of Love and Spring!