WHEN life wakened in the Spring br All the world was gold and green! br Sunlight lay on everything, br Sailing cloud and soaring wing, br Emerald banks where snow had been, br Drifts of daffodils between. br br When Life's pulse beat strong and high br Shone the world in gold and blue! br Canopied with turquoise sky br Summer passed superbly by, br Bluest midnight cupped the dew br Golden morn might sparkle through! br br Now that life would rest again br Soft she lies in gold and brown, br Brown the fields and gold the grain, br Brown the little pools of rain, br Gold the leaves that falter down br To brown pavements in the town.