Prairie land, Happy days. In Royal Buenos Ayres
\nNow far, far behind are left the fire, and terrific heat.
\nToday in thy verdant exultation all my day dreams will come to life
\nAnd I shall inhale thy fragrant breath and bathe me in thy sun.<\/p>\n
A very good morning to thee, my orchard, and now I salute thy freshness
\nAs it bursts forth from thy branches, while thy peach trees are in bloom;
\nFramed about with\u00a0rose bushes thy Florida Street
\nLooks on while Glory, the Mart and Sport pass along.<\/p>\n
A little bird, a poet, meditates verses in his craw;
\nGossipy and petulant, a sparrow goes chattering;
\nThe climbing plants are arguing about political affairs;
\nThe roses and the lilies talk of art and also of love.<\/p>\n
Driving his chariot team of fairy dragon flies,
\nThe mischief making Puck of rich dreams passes
\nAnd here is the splendid sportswoman in her celestial car,
\nThe Imperial Titania followed by Oberon,<\/p>\n
At night when the half ring of gold shows itself
\nBeneath the tranquil blue of Heaven, the loved one of Pierrot,
\n(It is a pallid feast which reigns now in the orchard)
\nPlays upon her lyre the air, forsooth, do-re-mi-fa-sol.<\/p>\n
The curious violets into her balcony are peeping
\nAnd one of them sighs, \u201cTis a pity that the nightingale is not here!\u201d
\nThe sylphs accompany the dances of the breezes
\nIn a vague hazy Walpurgis of perfume and fantasy.<\/p>\n
Soon is heard the echo of the loud cry of the pampas.
\nIt burns like the setting of the Argentine sun
\nAnd a spectral horseman like a shadow crosses,
\nOver his shoulder is a poncho, upon his face is grief.<\/p>\n
Who are you solitary traveler of the night?
\n\u201cI am Poetry\u201d who once upon a time reigned here
\nI am the last gaucho herdsman. I am going away forever
\nFrom our ancient country and carrying away its heart.<\/p>\n
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\u201cTo the Country\u201d originally appeared in <\/em>Prosas Profanas and Other Poems (Nicholas L. Brown, 1922).<\/em><\/p>\n
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