A Poem of Felicia Hemans in The Court Magazine Volume V 1834/The Fairies' Recal
The Court Magazine, 1834, Volume V, Page 28
SUMMER SONGS.
BY MRS. HEMANS.
NO. VII.—THE FAIRIES' RECAL.
While the blue is richest
In the starry sky,
While the softest shadows
On the greensward lie;
While the moonlight slumbers
In the lily's urn,
Bright Elves of the wild wood!
Oh, return, return!
Round the forest fountain,
On the river shore,
Let your silvery laughter
Echo yet once more;
While the joyous boundings
Of your dewy feet
Ring to that old chorus
"The Daisy is so sweet!*[1]"
Oberon, Titania!
Did your woodland mirth
With the Song of Avon
Quit this work-day earth?
—Yet, while green leaves listen,
And while bright stars burn,
By that magic memory,
Oh, return, return!
- ↑ *See Chaucer's "Flower and Leaf."