Ye open the eastern windows, That look towards the sun, And the brooks of morning run. In your hearts are the birds and the sunshine, In your thoughts the brooklet's flow; And the first fall of the snow. 1849. On the prairie full of blossoms. There among the ferns and mosses, And the daughter of Nokomis Crowded with the ghosts, the shadows. Heard the whispering of the pine-trees, Saw the moon rise from the water, 100 105 110 115 |