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stanzas.
I marked a rainbow's form,
When the summer shower went by,
Born of the sunbeam and the storm—
Spanning the eastern sky:
And I gazed upon the sight,
Till the glorious arch was riven,
And its varied hues of gorgeous light
Melted away in heaven.
When the summer shower went by,
Born of the sunbeam and the storm—
Spanning the eastern sky:
And I gazed upon the sight,
Till the glorious arch was riven,
And its varied hues of gorgeous light
Melted away in heaven.
I watched a merry bird,
Building its fairy nest,
And the glossy leaves by its wings were stirred,
Round that little spot of rest;
And I deemed its gushing song
Would still to mine ear be given,
But it plumed its wing for the skies ere long,
And soared, and sang, in heaven.
Building its fairy nest,
And the glossy leaves by its wings were stirred,
Round that little spot of rest;
And I deemed its gushing song
Would still to mine ear be given,
But it plumed its wing for the skies ere long,
And soared, and sang, in heaven.
I gazed on a gentle star,
That was bright in the evening sky,
And thought, how it smiled in its home afar,
When watched by a mortal's eye;
That was bright in the evening sky,
And thought, how it smiled in its home afar,
When watched by a mortal's eye;