Ithin the woodlands, flowry gleaded,
By the woak trees mossy moot,
The sheenen grass-bleades, timber-sheaded,
Now do quiver under voot;
An birds do whissle over head,
An waters bubblen in its bed,
An there vor me the apple tree
Do lean down low in Linden Lea.
When leaves that leately wer a-springen
Now do feade ithin the copse,
An painted birds do hush their zingen
Up upon the timbers tops;
An brown-leavd fruits a-turnen red,
In cloudless zunsheen, over head,
Wi fruit vor me, the apple tree
Do lean down low in Linden Lea.
Let other vok meake money vaster
In the air o dark-roomd towns,
I dont dread a peevish measter;
Though noo man do heed my frowns,
I be free to goo abrode,
Or teake agean my hwomeward road
To where, vor me, the apple tree
Do lean down low in Linden Lea.
My Orcha'd In Linden Lea
William Barnes
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