| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | Sunrise in Summer | | By William Edward Marshall (1859–1923) |
| | | IN yonder lovely vale, sweet trysting place | |
| For fairies, nature sleeps in dreamy calm. | |
| A light as gentle as ethereal balm, | |
| In misty rapture plays about her face; | |
| The eager waiting winds forget to sigh, | 5 |
| And from her love-expectant lips inhale | |
| The breath of roses; and the stars grow pale, | |
| As the red-flushing ardent dawn draws nigh, | |
| With softest step, to steal a tender kiss. | |
| The beauty dreamer stirs; the airy way | 10 |
| Is lit with spears of gold, and forward press | |
| In haste the splendid chivalry of day. | |
| With trumpet and with song the echoes ring: | |
| All nature is awake, and greets her King. | | | | |
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