Stedman and Hutchinson, comps. A Library of American Literature:
An Anthology in Eleven Volumes. 1891.
Vols. IX–XI: Literature of the Republic, Part IV., 1861–1889
Easter Bridal Song
By Alice Cary (18201871)H
Haste, little fingers pearly;
And all along the slender waist,
And up and down the silken sleeves,
Knot the darling and dainty leaves,
And wind o’ the south, blow light and fast,
And bring the flowers so early!
Low, and all demurely,
And make the shining seams to run
Like little streaks o’ th’ morning sun
Through silver clouds so purely;
And fall, sweet rain, fall out o’ the skies,
And bring the flowers so early!
The tresses crumpled curly,
And stitch the hem in the frill of snow
And give to the veil its misty flow,
And melt, ye frosts, so surly;
And shine out, spring, with your days of grace,
And bring the flowers so early!