| George William (“A. E.”) Russell (1867–1935). Collected Poems by A.E. 1913. |
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| 18. Frolic |
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| THE CHILDREN were shouting together | |
| And racing along the sands, | |
| A glimmer of dancing shadows, | |
| A dovelike flutter of hands. | |
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| The stars were shouting in heaven, | 5 |
| The sun was chasing the moon: | |
| The game was the same as the children’s, | |
| They danced to the self-same tune. | |
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| The whole of the world was merry, | |
| One joy from the vale to the height, | 10 |
| Where the blue woods of twilight encircled | |
| The lovely lawns of the light. | |
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