Show j THE RUIN OF THE YEAR I disbind the hUla the wind is I like a hound That whines and Avhlmpcra at his mas tera door Against him barred there is a lIolemu Hound Where murmured mirth and melody before be-fore Amid the treetops music mounts no more Down shady lanes that part the meadow is men land men Above the reaches of the sky are Tl spanned cr > are fcJJy swirling vapors ominous and drear i hats I Veiled are the hyaline heavens blue and I and ESS bland i silk f Around us lies the ruin of the year I are rflthin the girdle of the garden grounds ground-s ever That fragrant Indiesfrost has filched log of r the ore The summer spread no royally around pres Gold of tbe marigold the princely afore fOf radiant roses lavish with their lore i nor Of sweet endearment the slim lily band Chalked of snow and amber that expand f any fthat time the sun is a benignant snlierc All these have bowed before deaths dark 3 the demand Around us lies the ruin of the carr Thick are the orchard leaves on moat and mound The Hcsperidian fruit of juicy core Is harvested or stilled i m icy sound The river that complaineth to the shore Will soon be bound in fetters firm and frore Like tepees tall and tenantless now stand I The stocks of corn that once waved pennons grand Ere neath the noon was husked the ruddy car And young loves lips fond hearts to tr dor fanned I Around us lies the ruin of the year ENVOY Masters the spring awaits with kindling brand To quicken life where life today is banned To wake to bud and bloom the sad and sere This faith have we albeit on every hand Around lies the ruin of the car Clinton Scollard in the New York Sun |