a sudden flutter

in the long distance there is a green wall
the boundary of light and of our place
in middle summer a leaf may now fall

the days are warm the trees are safely tall
joy's written we may think on every face
in the long distance there is a green wall

a happy music might begin the ball
each dancer showing us a ready grace
in middle summer a leaf may now fall

we don't expect the moment soon to pall
each has to rest before the next swift chase
in the long distance there is a green wall

the sweetest savour will not turn to gall
we tell ourselves and then we have to brace
in middle summer a leaf may now fall

we think our hearts and minds are far too small
to hold within them all we would encase
in the long distance there is a green wall
in middle summer a leaf may now fall