Poems by James J. Murray

Oblige me ye O little sprites,
          Why is it so you fret?

I saw you flit your little wings,
           In startle at my sight

Afar a voice! I heard you sing,
            Your elfin songs that drew me

While morning mist upon your wings,
            Leave rainbows as you flee

Your lucent light has dawn aglow,
             As long the eddy rocks you go

Those limpid eyes so shiny bright,
             Awake my heart with gladness

So fret not all ye little ones,
              I'm only passing through

You've given to the morning mist,
               A wondrous golden hue.