Poem - "Arcady Unheeding" by Siegfried Sassoon

"Arcady Unheeding" 
by Siegfried Sassoon


Shepherds go whistling on their way

In the spring season of the year;
One watches weather-signs of day;
One of his maid most dear
Dreams; and they do not hear
The birds that sing and sing; they do not see
Wide wealds of blue beyond their windy lea,
Nor blossoms red and white on every tree.