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May

Shyly the silver-hatted mushrooms make
    Soft entrance through,
And undelivered lovers, half awake,
    Hear noises in the dew

Yellow in all the earth and in the skies,
    The world would seem
Faint as a widow mourning with soft eyes
    And falling into dream.

Up the long hill I see the slow plough leave
    Furrows of brown;
Dim is the day and beautiful: I grieve
    To see the sun go down.

But there are suns a many for mine eyes
    Day after day:
Delightsome in grave greenery they rise,
    Red oranges in May.

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  • Zack Rearick
    November 27, 2003
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    A twisting dive into fantasy.Neilson depicts May like Willy Wonka's factory,whimsical and puffing magic.This piece rains in torrents of rainbow-colored potion.My favorite stanza:
    "Shyly the silver-hatted mushrooms make
    Soft entrance through,
    And undelivered lovers, half awake,
    Hear noises in the dew "