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I. When all the world was Mayday, / And all the skies were blue, / Young innocence made playday / Among the flowers and dew; / Then all of life was Mayday, / And clouds were none or few.
II. When all the world was Summer, / And morn shone overhead, / Love was the sweet newcomer / Who led youth forth to wed; / Then all of life was Summer, / And clouds were golden red.
III. When earth was all October, / And days were gray with mist, / On woodways, sad and sober, / Grave memory kept her tryst; / Then life was all October, / And clouds were twilight-kissed.
IV. Now all the world's December, / And night is all alarm, / Above the last dim ember / Grief bends to keep him warm; / Now all of life's December, / And clouds are driven storm.