Blue-eyed Grass

Mary Austin

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BLUE-EYED grass in the meadow
     And yarrow-blooms on the hill,
Cattails that rustle and whisper,
     And winds that are never still;


Blue-eyed grass in the meadow,
     A linnet's nest near by,
Blackbirds caroling clearly
     Somewhere between earth and sky;


Blue-eyed grass in the meadow,
     And the laden bee's low hum,
Milkweeds all by the roadside,
     To tell us summer is come.