Page:The poems of Richard Watson Gilder, Gilder, 1908.djvu/462

434 Lolah and the dark Amelia,

Come with various other ladies,

Certain boys, and grown-ups graver—

Then, be sure, not one afraid is

To let his wit give forth its flavor,

With the fragrant odor blent

Of the Souchong, and the scent

Of the roses and sweet-peas

And other blossoms sweet as these.

Then, indeed, doth joy abound

About the granite table round,

And the stream of laughter flowing

Almost sets the old stone going.

THE SUN-DIAL

"SOMETHING MISSING FROM THE GARDEN"

missing from the garden?

But all's bright there;

Color in the daytime,

Perfume in the night there.

Something wanting in the garden?

Yet the blossoms