Reverie

there it rose, in pride, not modesty

there it rose, in pride, not modesty

we went tip-toeing along a path towards the garden
here they used to sit in the shade through a long, lazy summers day
already summer was in the air
there it rose, in pride, not modesty
the sun rose upon a tranquil world
when the weather is fair and settled
for it had a stately beauty, a mellowed dignity
halfway down a by-street
walking south, one faces its porch
and all the world was bright and fresh
with warm quick rains and a sudden frothing of pink
and some outbuildings down a piece the other side
quite alone, standing back from the road
and the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air
the day was going fast now
we cut along the path around the garden fence
familiar as it stands in its rusty old age
the houses were as handsome and unusual as I remembered