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<h2><SPAN name="Orchard" id="Orchard"></SPAN>THE ORCHARD</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span>There's no garden like an orchard,<br/></span> <span class="i1">Nature shows no fairer thing<br/></span> <span>Than the apple trees in blossom<br/></span> <span class="i1">In these late days o' the spring.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span>Here the robin redbreast's nesting,<br/></span> <span class="i1">Here, from golden dawn till night,<br/></span> <span>Honey bees are gaily swimming<br/></span> <span class="i1">In a sea of pink and white.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span>Just a sea of fragrant blossoms,<br/></span> <span class="i1">Steeped in sunshine, drenched in dew,<br/></span> <span>Just a fragrant breath which tells you<br/></span> <span class="i1">Earth is fair again and new.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span>Just a breath of subtle sweetness,<br/></span> <span class="i1">Breath which holds the spice o' youth,<br/></span> <span>Holds the promise o' the summer&mdash;<br/></span> <span class="i1">Holds the best o' things, forsooth.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span>There's no garden like an orchard,<br/></span> <span class="i1">Nature shows no fairer thing<br/></span> <span>Than the apple trees in blossom<br/></span> <span class="i1">In these late days o' the spring.<br/></span></div> </div> <p class="citation"><span class="smcap">Jean Blewett</span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />