| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | June 21 | | The Summer Solstice | | By Edith Thomas (1854–1925) |
| | | | June 21 is the day of year when the sun is furthest from the equator. |
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IN the month of June, when the world is green, | |
| When the dew beads thick on the clover spray, | |
| And the noons are rife with the scent of hay, | |
| And the brook hides under a willow screen; | |
| When the rose is queen, in Love’s demesne, | 5 |
| Then the time is too sweet and too light to stay; | |
| Whatever the sun and the dial say, | |
| This is the shortest day! | | | |
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