THROUGH laughing leaves the sunlight comes, Turning the green to gold; The bee about the heather hums, And the morning air is cold Here on the breezy woodland side, Where we two ride. Through laughing leaves on golden hair The sunlight glances down, And makes a halo round her there, And crowns her with a crown Queen of the sunrise and the sun, As we ride on. The wanton wind has kissed her face, His lips have left a rose— He found her cheek so sweet a place For kisses, I suppose, He thought he'd leave a sign, that so Others might know. The path grows narrower as we ride, Till I take up the wild bird's song Its meaning as we ride along! I turn my eyes to hers again- The bridle path more narrow grows, rose My own leave more than one, While the leaves murmur up above And laugh for love. |