Little Nannie

FAWN-footed Nannie,Where have you been?"Chasing the sunbeamsInto the glen;Plunging through silver lakesAfter the moon;Tracking o'er meadowsThe footsteps of June."

Sunny-eyed Nannie,What did you see?"Saw the fays sewingGreen leaves on a tree;Saw the waves countingThe eyes of the stars;Saw cloud-lambs sleepingBy sunset's red bars."

Listening Nannie,What did you hear?"Heard the rain askingA rose to appear;Heard the woods tellWhen the wind whistled wrong;Heard the stream flowWhere the bird drinks his song."

Nannie, dear Nannie,O take me with you,To run and to listen,And see as you do!"Nay, nay! you must borrowMy ear and my eye,Or the beauty will vanish,The music will die."