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white bells shake and jingle Up and down their tall spires�察�They roll under
the snow´ball bush�察 �And the ground behind them is strewn with white
petals�察�They swirl round a corner�察�And jar a bee out of a Canterbury bell�察�
They cast their shadows for an instant Over a bed of pansies�察�Catch against
the spurs of a columbine�察 �Jostle the quietness from a cluster of monk's´
hood。 Pat� �Pat� �behind them come the little criss´cross shoes�察�And the blue
and pink sashes stream out in flappings of colour。
Stella sings�此 �Hoop�察�hoop�察 �Roll along�察 �Faster bowl along�察�
Hoop。 Slow�察 �to the turning�察 �Now go� �Go� �Quick� �
Here's the stick。 Rat´a´tap´tap it�察 �Pat it�察�flap it。 Fly like a bird
or a yellow´backed bee�察 �See how soon you can reach that tree。
Here is a path that is perfectly straight。 Roll along�察�hoop�察�or we shall
be late。;
Minna sings�此 �Trip about�察 �slip about�察 �whip about Hoop。
Wheel like a top at its quickest spin�察 �Then�察�dear hoop�察�we shall surely
win。 First to the greenhouse and then to the wall Circle and circle�察�
And let the wind push you�察 �Poke you�察 �Brush you�察 �And not let
you fall。 Whirring you round like a wreath of mist。 Hoopety hoop�察�
Twist�察 �Twist。;
Tap� �Tap� �go the hoop´sticks�察�And the hoops bowl along under a grape
arbour。 For an instant their willow whiteness is green�察�Pale white´green。
Then they are out in the sunshine�察�Leaving the half´formed grape clusters
A´tremble under their big leaves。
;I will beat you�察 �Minna�察─ �cries Stella�察 �Hitting her hoop smartly with
her stick。 ;Stella�察�Stella�察�we are winning�察─�calls Minna�察�As her hoop curves
round a bed of clove´pinks。 A humming´bird whizzes past Stella's ear�察�And
two or three yellow´and´black butterflies Flutter�察 �startled�察 �out of a pillar
rose。 Round and round race the little girls After their great white hoops。
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Suddenly Minna stops。 Her hoop wavers an instant�察�But she catches it
up on her stick。 ;Listen�察�Stella� ─�Both the little girls are listening�察�And the
scents of the garden rise up quietly about them。 ;It's the chaise� �It's
Father� �Perhaps he's brought us a book from Boston。; Twinkle�察 �twinkle�察�
the little criss´cross shoes Up the garden path。 Blue pink an instant�察�
against the syringa hedge。 But the hoops�察�white as stripped willow´wands�察�
Lie in the grass�察�And the grasshoppers jump back and forth Over them。
II
Battledore and Shuttlecock
The shuttlecock soars upward In a parabola of whiteness�察�Turns�察�And
sinks to a perfect arc。 Plat� �the battledore strikes it�察�And it rises again�察�
Without haste�察 �Winged and curving�察 �Tracing its white flight Against the
clipped hemlock´trees。 Plat� �Up again�察 �Orange and sparkling with sun�察�
Rounding under the blue sky�察 �Dropping�察 �Fading to grey´green In the
shadow of the coned hemlocks。 ;Ninety´one。; ;Ninety´two。; ;Ninety´
three。; The arms of the little girls Come up and up Precisely�察 �Like
mechanical toys。 The battledores beat at nothing�察�And toss the dazzle of
snow Off their parchment drums。 ;Ninety´four。; Plat� �Ninety´five。;
Plat� �Back and forth Goes the shuttlecock�察 �Icicle´white�察 �Leaping at the
sharp´edged clouds�察 �Overturning�察 �Falling�察 �Down�察 �And down�察 �Tinctured
with pink From the upthrusting shine Of Oriental poppies。
The little girls sway to the counting rhythm�察�Left foot�察�Right foot。 Plat� �
Plat� �Yellow heat twines round the handles of the battledores�察 �The
parchment cracks with dryness�察�But the shuttlecock Swings slowly into the
ice´blue sky�察�Heaving up on the warm air Like a foam´bubble on a wave�察�
With feathers slanted and sustaining。 Higher�察�Until the earth turns beneath
it�察 �Poised and swinging�察�With all the garden flowing beneath it�察 �Scarlet�察�
and blue�察 �and purple�察 �and white Blurred colour reflections in rippled
water Changing streaming For the moment that Stella takes to lift
her arm。 Then the shuttlecock relinquishes�察 �Bows�察 �Descends�察 �And the
sharp blue spears of the air Thrust it to earth。
Again it mounts�察�Stepping up on the rising scents of flowers�察�Buoyed
up and under by the shining heat。 Above the foxgloves�察�Above the guelder´
roses�察�Above the greenhouse glitter�察�Till the shafts of cooler air Meet it�察�
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Deflect it�察 �Reject it�察 �Then down�察 �Down�察 �Past the greenhouse�察 �Past the
guelder´rose bush�察�Past the foxgloves。
;Ninety´nine�察─�Stella's battledore springs to the impact。 Plunk� �Like
the snap of a taut string。 ;Oh� �Minna� ─�The shuttlecock drops zigzagedly�察�
Out of orbit�察�Hits the path�察�And rolls over quite still。 Dead white feathers�察�
With a weight at the end。
III
Garden Games
The tall clock is striking twelve�察�And the little girls stop in the hall to
watch it�察�And the big ships rocking in a half´circle Above the dial。 Twelve
o'clock� �Down the side steps Go the little girls�察 �Under their big round
straw hats。 Minna's has a pink ribbon�察�Stella's a blue�察�That is the way they
know which is which。 Twelve o'clock� �An hour yet before dinner。 Mother
is busy in the still´room�察�And Hannah is making gingerbread。
Slowly�察 �with lagging steps�察�They follow the garden´path�察 �Crushing a
leaf of box for its acrid smell�察�Discussing what they shall do�察�And doing
nothing。
;Stella�察 �see that grasshopper Climbing up the bank� �What a jump� �
Almost as long as my arm。; Run�察 �children�察 �run。 For the grasshopper is
leaping away�察�In half´circle curves�察�Shuttlecock curves�察�Over the grasses。
Hand in hand�察 �the little girls call to him�此 �Grandfather�察 �grandfather
gray�察 �Give me molasses�察�or I'll throw you away。;
The grasshopper leaps into the sunlight�察�Golden´green�察�And is gone。
;Let's catch a bee。; Round whirl the little girls�察�And up the garden。
Two heads are thrust among the Canterbury bells�察�Listening�察�And fingers
clasp and unclasp behind backs In a strain of silence。
White bells�察�Blue bells�察�Hollow and reflexed。 Deep tunnels of blue and
white dimness�察 �Cool wine´tunnels for bees。 There is a floundering and
buzzing over Minna's head。
;Bend it down�察 �Stella。 Quick� �Quick� ─ �The wide mouth of a
blossom Is pressed together in Minna's fingers。 The stem flies up�察�jiggling
its flower´bells�察�And Minna holds the dark blue cup in her hand�察�With the
bee Imprisoned in it。 Whirr� �Buzz� �Bump� �Bump� �Whiz� �Bang� �BANG�。 �
The blue flower tears across like paper�察�And a gold´black bee darts away
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in the sunshine。
;If we could fly�察�we could catch him。; The sunshine is hot on Stella's
upturned face�察�As she stares after the bee。 ;We'll follow him in a dove
chariot。 Come on�察�Stella。; Run�察�children�察�Along the red gravel paths�察�For a
bee is hard to catch�察�Even with a chariot of doves。
Tall�察�still�察�and cowled�察�Stand the monk's´hoods�察�Taller than the heads
of the little girls。 A blossom for Minna。 A blossom for Stella。 Off comes
the cowl�察�And there is a purple´painted chariot�察 �Off comes the forward
petal�察�And there are two little green doves�察�With green traces tying them to
the chariot。 ;Now we will get in�察�and fly right up to the clouds。 Fly�察�
Doves�察�up in the sky�察 �With Minna and me�察 �After the bee。;
Up one path�察 �Down another�察 �Run the little girls�察 �Holding their dove
chariots in front of them�察 �But the bee is hidden in the trumpet of a
honeysuckle�察�With his wings folded along his back。
The dove chariots are thrown away�察�And the little girls wander slowly
through the garden�察 �Suckin