O MY dear, the world to-day br Is more lovely than a dream! br Magic hints from far away br Haunt the woodland, and the stream br Murmurs in his rocky bed br Things that never can be said. br Starry dogwood is in flower, br Gleaming through the mystic woods. br It is beauty's perfect hour br In the wild spring solitudes. br Now the orchards in full blow br Shed their petals white as snow. br All the air is honey-sweet br With the lilacs white and red, br Where the blossoming branches meet br In an arbor overhead. br And the laden cherry trees br Murmur with the hum of bees. br All the earth is fairy green, br And the sunlight filmy gold, br Full of ecstasies unseen, br Full of mysteries untold.