<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">A Song of Spring</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line"><span class="smallcaps">The</span> Spring comes slowly up this way,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:6%">Slowly, slowly,</p><p class="line">Under a snood of hodden grey.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">The black and white for her array,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:6%">Slowly, slowly,</p><p class="line">The Spring comes slowly up this way.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Where is her green that was so gay?</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:6%">Slowly, slowly,</p><p class="line">The Spring comes slowly up this way.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Unto a world too sick for May,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:6%">Slowly, slowly,</p><p class="line">The Spring comes slowly up this way.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Where are the lads that used to play?</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:6%">Slowly, slowly,</p><p class="line">The Spring comes slowly up this way.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">She has no heart for holiday,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:6%">Slowly, slowly,</p><p class="line">The Spring comes slowly up this way.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">The trees are out in Heaven they say.</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:6%">Slowly, slowly,</p><p class="line">The Spring comes slowly up our way.</p></div></body></html> · Great War