Reading for studying English : Summer is Coming by Dora Goodale

Do you remember how happy we were when the beautiful spring  had come and brought us first flowers,green grass and birds chirping ?

But today it's time to say good bye to this marvelous season and welcome the admirable, bright summer!

Summer is Coming

by Dora Goodale 

"Summer is coming!" the soft breezes whisper;
"Summer is coming!" the glad birdies sing.
Summer is coming - I hear her quick footsteps;
Take your last look at the beautiful Spring.

Lightly she steps from her throne in the woodlands:
"Summer is coming, and I cannot stay;
Two of my children have crept from my bosom:
April has left me but lingering May.

"What tho' bright Summer is crownèd with roses.
Deep in the forest Arbutus doth hide;
I am the herald of all the rejoicing;
Why must June always disown me?" she cried.

Down in the meadow she stoops to the daisies,
Plucks the first bloom from the appletree's bough:
"Autumn will rob me of all the sweet apples;
I will take one from her store of them now."

Summer is coming! I hear the glad echo;
Clearly it rings o'er the mountain and plain.
Sorrowful Spring leaves the beautiful woodlands,
Bright, happy Summer begins her sweet reign.

 Vocabulary

 

birdie  -          spoken a little bird. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children 

bosom - mainly literary a woman's chest, or the clothes covering it

lingering - lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary

arbutus -a tree (you can see it in the pic below)

doth - an old word meaning "does"

rejoicing - a time when people celebrate and express feelings of great happiness .

disown - to say that you no longer wont to be connected with somebody or something .

In this poem we can see an interesting pair of  antonyms : Sorrowful - happy.

Try to memorise these words and phrases to become a more skillful English speaker.

 So, let's read,learn,enjoy! Good luck!