Apple blossoms in the orchard,
Singing birds on every tree;
Grass a-growing in the meadows
Just as green as green can be;

Violets in shady places,—
Sweetest flowers were ever seen!
Hosts of starry dandelions,—
“Drops of gold among the green!”

Pale arbutus, fairy wind-flowers,
Innocents in smiling flocks;
Coolest ferns within the hollows,
Columbines among the rocks;

Dripping streams, delicious mosses,
Tassels on the maple trees;
Drowsy insects, humming, humming;
Golden butterflies, and bees;

Daffodils in garden borders,
Fiery tulips dashed with dew;
Crocus flowers; and, through the greenness,
Snow-drops looking out at you!