Sing out and be happy!
The spring is at hand, The grass green, and sappyThe trees o" the land.
Sing out! for the bees in Their quest of wild honeyAre haunting the trees in Green places and sunny.
Sing out! and let trouble Another pursue;
It will burst like a bubble, And vanish for you.
--Roderic Quinn
Author.-Roderic Joseph Quinn, a living Australian poet, was born at Sydney in 1869. Most of his poems were contributed to The Bulletin and The Worker, but collections have been published under the titles of The Hidden Tide, The Circling Hearths, and collected poems.
General Notes.-Which are the spring months in Australia? Which creatures show joy at that time? Which trees are in blossom? Which flowers bloom in the garden? Which birds are in song? What of the weeds? Of the insects? Why is one"s youth like springtime?