Between the Showers

By Amy Levy

Between the showers I went my way,

   The glistening street was bright with flowers;

It seemed that March had turned to May

   Between the showers.

Above the shining roofs and towers

   The blue broke forth athwart the grey;

Birds carolled in their leafless bowers.

Hither and tither, swift and gay,

   The people chased the changeful hours;

And you, you passed and smiled that day,

   Between the showers.