PEBBLES AND SHELLS
INDIRECTION
Thou may'st not ever lift thy voice in song,
But since my life has seen and felt and known
The height and depth and purpose of thine own,
One poet's verse shall be more deep, more strong.
Thou may'st not ever lift thy voice in song,
But since my life has seen and felt and known
The height and depth and purpose of thine own,
One poet's verse shall be more deep, more strong.
THE TALKING DAISY
Only a daisy growing by the walk—
Who ever heard a little daisy talk?
[ picked the flower and sent it o'er the sea,
And soon it brought my lost love back to me.
Only a daisy growing by the walk—
Who ever heard a little daisy talk?
[ picked the flower and sent it o'er the sea,
And soon it brought my lost love back to me.
THY SMILE
Oh let me linger love awhile,
A little in the sunshine stay,
The gentle sunlight of thy smile
That turns my darkest night to day.
Oh let me linger love awhile,
A little in the sunshine stay,
The gentle sunlight of thy smile
That turns my darkest night to day.
LOVE IS A BIRD
Love is a bird that fears the haunts of men,
But seeks instead some sweet secluded glen:
Afar from wealth with peace upon its wings.
Beside the cotter's door he sweetly sings.
Love is a bird that fears the haunts of men,
But seeks instead some sweet secluded glen:
Afar from wealth with peace upon its wings.
Beside the cotter's door he sweetly sings.
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