Bright Clouds + 

Bright clouds of may + 

Shade half the pond. + 

Beyond, + 

All but one bay + 

Of emerald + 

Tall reeds + 

Like criss-cross bayonets + 

Where a bird once called, + 

Lies bright as the sun. + 

No one heeds. + 

The light wind frets + 

And drifts the scum + 

Of may-blossom. + 

Till the moorhen calls + 

Again + 

Naught’s to be done + 

By birds or men. + 

Still the may falls. + 