The reading lamp makes bright sparks on blue glass
I feel the beauty of this quiet day,
The lavender is dull and dry in vase
So for eight hours the sun sends rays to us
But later it falls darkly to dismay
Would I were a child that heedless plays
Much lavender is pressed to oil, alas
For fortune favours those who’re on the way
The lavender seems dull and dry in vase
Do not call me narcissist for this
I love perfumed oils to charm display
The reading lamp remember this blue glass
Behind the ears and on the inner wrist
Perfume attracts men to be our mates
The lavender seems dull, as if disgraced
Thanks to those green gods who made our state
The trees bow down in worship and in praise.
For eight hours the sun enlightens, plays.
Would I were a child with heedless days
