I Meant to Do My Work Today
by Richard Le Gallienne

I meant to do my work today-
   But a brown bird sang in the apple-tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
   And all the leaves were calling me,

And the wind went sighing over the land,
   Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand-
  So what could I do but laugh and go?