Weathers.

Weathers by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)

This is the weather the cuckoo likes,

And so do I; When showers betumble the chestnut spikes,

And nestlings fly: And the little brown nightingale bills his best,

And they sit outside at "The Travellers' Rest",

And maids come forth sprigmuslin drest, And citizens dream of the south and west,

And so do I.

This is the weather the shepherd shuns,

And so do I; When beeches drip in browns and duns,

And thresh, and ply; And hill-hid tides throb, throe on throe,

And meadow rivulets overflow,

And drops on gate-bars hang in a row,

And rooks in families homeward go,

And so do I.

An excellent sung version of this can be found by Christy Moore.