The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-08-29
A DREAM or FAIR WEATHER.
ny s,Nrs NArnicr THOMPSON.

\ straugc will being halr goat half man
While past him the rloyer ami dunlin new,
And over his houfs the river waves nm
Blew on n reed and blew and blew
The one mOnotonous tune that he knew
And wind came out of the lusky South,
Calling the roses with mellow sough,
Like n whistlc-call from a lovers mouth;
And the rose the red rose swcctly enough,
Bowed In acknow lcdgmcnt thereof.
And out of the south with the wind there i'ew
A great blue heron that dritcd low
And dropped by the river where tall reeds grow
And where bright willows waved tn and fro
Der the nest Of n teal In the hngs below.
Midmost smile ON the rivers face
In n Kiss of ripples the lily slept
Aud her G and there in the liquid space
Where great brown turtles la1iiy crept,
In shoals the gliiterng D-perch leap,
An oriolc deep IN lis braided nest,
TN the waves of the south wind rocked and
rolled
That II looked like some splendid molten gold
Poured from crucbc into mold.
In q towering cloud of butterflies.
Iullcd by "a murmur Of drowsy bees,
And flooded with sweets and the tender dies
ola bed of bloom in the stream of the hrcc2c
a maiden slept in the dusk Of the trees
A cumming bird dainty touched her mouth.
Finding 1t sweet ~ u rosebud is
Nsrci and sweet rs rose Of tho south
And she smiled In her sleep saying. 1T IL his
kiss.
knew my love would come for this"
Her lutte lay beside her, and io the wind
stirred to music it, tuned strings;
In culver OF rapture the long grass leaned,
And -waims of beautiful yildoi things
Hung tunced in the air on lmy wings.
And out of the forests youth there came.
Tall and strong and 1.-THE of limb
Who stopped and callcd n musical name
I'LL tue maiden sprung up and answered him
From the pool of blooms In the shadows Him.
But sleep WAS 10th TO let go liere,cs
Though her lovers kisses again and again
Thrilled them tn ough " It'll u sweet surprise
And opened them like blue lily-bud- twain
Blown into blossom after rain.
Her long gold hair fell down and down,
Till like a robe II cuNeloped her
With n mist of splondor from foot 10 crown;
Aud the breath OF her lips was swcetcr far
To her lover than all the bloom scents were.
she leaned Oh hi, breast, aud he pressed her
And kissed her again mid the singing of bird
And the sough ui the south wind calling tie rose,
And tie south wind touching the Lutte sweet
chords,
Drowned 10 q murmur his loving word.
The butter1ic. rose from the flowers and nci
Win the gold-shaolcd beetles aud brown hon
cy-lct-
And away like bolt the humnng-hird sped,
While suddenly, utterly up In the trees
Their singing the cmulous chplr- did cease.
Let Us 20 - said the lover, while yet we aIc
Young.
And life l. III c wine in the cup of the heart
While love is II song that is yet unsung-
Come let u 90 from all Others npnrt
60 with me drift with Inc just u. thou ant!
so she took up her Lutte and together they went
slow Idle bv side in the summer land.
| Where the gslss flowed free like sea star.
sprcnD
Win bubbles of blossoms and fragrance
famed
Till they reached aud stood on the river :
sitnd.
lie drew from lis hiding light canoe
| Iaunrhe It and both stepped ia with smile-
| lie dipped the oars. the south wind blew
| And away they went through the subtle vii.
| OF the shscny stream. by its drowsy islc,
| Her hair on the wind like p sun--mittcn cloud
flOated IN long bright brushe, Of gold;
! She touched her lite. and sung ont 20 loud
| That the river ifingcs. through every fold
OfwilloW> ami PUSHES and plane-trees old
Tremblcl with pleasure, and leaned far down
| Where the Waterfalls, in their sleek, tigh
| coats,
| And the great blue heron and dunlin brown
| Ipto-d on the sand with out-tretched throat
| Caught in the wonderful snare Of her notes
! on. and ever the weather was fair,
And ever aud ever the view was fine:
Ihcy laughed and SUNG, nor dreamed of care
But foaled right on in the sweet sunshine
Til they drank life up like drinking good
wine.
Now, when they we've gone, the poit-fDoied
man
With the furry ears, hilarious grew,
And M and down by the river ran,
And blew on II reed, aud blue an blew,
The one delightful tune that he knew
| iiarpers for September.