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Author: Henry Van DykeRelease Date: November, 2005 [EBook #9372][This file was first posted on September 26, 2003]Edition: 10Language: English*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERGEBOOK, SONGS OUT OF DOORS ***E-text prepared by Patricia Peters, Tonya Allen,and Project Gutenberg Distributed ProofreadersSONGS OUT OFDOORS

BYHENRY VAN DYKE1923CONTENTSIOF BIRDS AND FLOWERSThe VeeryThe Song-SparrowThe Maryland Yellow-ThroatThe Whip-Poor-WillWings of a DoveThe Hermit ThrushSea-Gulls of Manhattan

The Ruby-Crowned KingletThe Angler's ReveilleA November DaisyThe Lily of YorrowIIOF SKIES AND SEASONSIf All the SkiesThe After-EchoDulcioraMatinsThe Parting and the Coming GuestWhen Tulips BloomSpring in the NorthSpring in the SouthHow Spring Comes to Shasta JimThe First Bird o' SpringA Bunch of Trout-FliesA Noon-SongTurn o' the TideSierra MadreSchoolIndian SummerLight between the TreesThe Fall of the LeavesThree Alpine SonnetsA Snow-SongRoslin and HawthorndenThe Heavenly Hills of HollandFlood-Tide of Flowers

Salute to the TreesIIIOF THE UNFAILING LIGHTThe Grand CanyonGod of the Open AirIVWAYFARING PSALMS IN PALESTINEThe Distant RoadThe Welcome TentThe Great CitiesThe Friendly TreesThe Pathway of RiversThe Glory of RuinsThe Tribe of the HelpersThe Good TeacherThe Camp-Fires of My Friend

IOF BIRDS AND FLOWERS

THE VEERYThe moonbeams over Arno's vale in silver floodwere pouring,When first I heard the nightingale a long-lost lovedeploring.So passionate, so full of pain, it sounded strangeand eerie;I longed to hear a simpler strain,—the woodnotesof the veery.The laverock sings a bonny lay above the Scottishheather;It sprinkles down from far away like light and lovetogether;He drops the golden notes to greet his broodingmate, his dearie;I only know one song more sweet,—the vespers ofthe veery.In English gardens, green and bright and full offruity treasure,I heard the blackbird with delight repeat his merrymeasure:The ballad was a pleasant one, the tune was loudand cheery,And yet, with every setting sun, I listened for theveery.But far away, and far away, the tawny thrush issinging;New England woods, at close of day, with that

clear chant are ringing:And when my light of life is low, and heart and fleshare weary,I fain would hear, before I go, the wood-notes ofthe veery.1895.

THE SONG-SPARROWThere is a bird I know so well, It seems as if he must have sung Beside my crib when I was young;Before I knew the way to spell The name of even the smallest bird, His gentle-joyful song I heard.Now see if you can tell, my dear,What bird it is that, every year,Sings "Sweet—sweet—sweet—very merry cheer."He comes in March, when winds are strong, And snow returns to hide the earth; But still he warms his heart with mirth,And waits for May. He lingers long While flowers fade; and every day Repeats his small, contented lay;As if to say, we need not fearThe season's change, if love is hereWith "Sweet—sweet—sweet—very merry cheer."He does not wear a Joseph's-coat Of many colours, smart and gay; His suit is Quaker brown and gray,With darker patches at his throat. And yet of all the well-dressed throng Not one can sing so brave a song.It makes the pride of looks appearA vain and foolish thing, to hearHis "Sweet—sweet—sweet—very merry cheer."

A lofty place he does not love, But sits by choice, and well at ease, In hedges, and in little treesThat stretch their slender arms above The meadow-brook; and there he sings Till all the field with pleasure rings;And so he tells in every ear,That lowly homes to heaven are nearIn "Sweet—sweet—sweet—very merry cheer."I like the tune, I like the words; They seem so true, so free from art, So friendly, and so full of heart,That if but one of all the birds Could be my comrade everywhere, My little brother of the air,I'd choose the song-sparrow, my dear,Because he'd bless me, every year,With "Sweet—sweet—sweet—very merry cheer."1895.

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