Present Perfect 2

PAST HISTORIC Others have come I have kept the memory She with the bright eager face and wisdom beyond her age He in the body of a boy but with full grown mind of a sage He the humble giant, driven to knowledge that he pursues She with the questing soul of a scholar and romantic heart of a muse They have departed The Earth has revolved And today we teach Present Perfect PRESENT Outside the classroom Sun cloud and tree dapple the grassy vale Aspen and willow whisper and sway a graceful measure Blackbird, thrush and warbler trill a delicate scale Daisies, buttercups and cowslips scatter their transient treasure Above and beyond in skies of azure and white Skylarks ascend and red kites soar in the cerulean And gaze down upon this fleeting Elysian scene PERFECT