The varying seasons ever roll, and run
Into each other, like that arc of light,
Born of the shower and coloured by the sun-
Which spans the heavens when April skies are bright.
First comes green-kirtled Spring, who leadeth on
Blue-mantled Summer of maturer age,
Sultana of the year. When she is gone,
Gold-girdled Autumn, solemn as a sage,
Reigns for a time, and on earth’s ample page
(Illumined by his hand) writes “Plenty here!”
Then white-cowled Winter steps upon the stage,
Like ag
(John Critchley Prince)
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