Collected poems, 1901-1918 (1920)
by Walter De la Mare
Bluebells
2888068Collected poems, 1901-1918 — Bluebells1920Walter De la Mare

BLUEBELLS

WHERE the bluebells and the wind are,
Fairies in a ring I spied,
And I heard a little linnet
Singing near beside.

Where the primrose and the dew are —
Soon were sped the fairies all:
Only now the green turf freshens,
And the linnets call.

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