14 THE FRIENDSHIP OF NATURE 



of Leaves, the May-day of Old Eng- 

 land, and we have gathered violets and 

 daffodils, and we have heard the hermit 

 thrush singing in the lane : — 



" The word of the sun to the sky, 

 The word of the wind to the sea, 

 The word of the moon to the night, 

 What may it be?" 



