Blue-eyed grass

BLUE-EYED grass in the meadow

And yarrow-blooms on the hill,

Cattails that rustle and whisper,

And winds that are never still;

Blue-eyed grass in the meadow,

A linnet's nest near by,

Blackbirds caroling clearly

Somewhere between earth and sky;

Blue-eyed grass in the meadow,

And the laden bee's low hum,

Milkweeds all by the roadside,

To tell us summer is come.

Mary Austin

I love the contrast of the yellow throats with the purple petals! Another from the Chiwaukee Prairie in Wisconsin.