The earth was green, the sky was blue;    POEM-7 I saw and heard one sunny morn     A skylark hang between the two,     A singing speck above the corn.     A stage below in gay accord,     White butterflies danced on wing,     And still the singing skylark soared,     And silent sank and soared to sing.     The cornfield stretched a tender green     To right and left beside my walks;     I knew he had a nest unseen     Somewhere among the million stalks.     And as I paused to hear his song     While swift the sunny moments slid,     Perhaps his mate sat listening long,     And... Show more

The earth was green, the sky was blue;    POEM-7
I saw and heard one sunny morn    
A skylark hang between the two,    
A singing speck above the corn.    
A stage below in gay accord,    
White butterflies danced on wing,    
And still the singing skylark soared,    
And silent sank and soared to sing.    
The cornfield stretched a tender green    
To right and left beside my walks;    
I knew he had a nest unseen    
Somewhere among the million stalks.    
And as I paused to hear his song    
While swift the sunny moments slid,    
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,    
And listened longer than I did.    
— Christina Rossetti    

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