PEBBLES AND SHELLS
THE PHEBE
Calling its plaintive note from post and tree
The Phebe comes, nor has he other range;
And this poor song is like a life to me
That moves in one dull round, and cannot change.
Calling its plaintive note from post and tree
The Phebe comes, nor has he other range;
And this poor song is like a life to me
That moves in one dull round, and cannot change.
THE PITCHER PLANT
With parted petals to receive the dew,
And sun and rain this flower in beauty grew;
And so must we unfold our hearts to hold
The sun and shower of wisdom manifold.
With parted petals to receive the dew,
And sun and rain this flower in beauty grew;
And so must we unfold our hearts to hold
The sun and shower of wisdom manifold.
THE RAINBOW
Oft when the heavens are darkest with the storm
A wondrous rainbow in the sky appears.
Oft when the heart is heaviest with fears,
Hope riseth up with bright irradiant form.
Oft when the heavens are darkest with the storm
A wondrous rainbow in the sky appears.
Oft when the heart is heaviest with fears,
Hope riseth up with bright irradiant form.
FOUR-LEAFED CLOVER
Four-leafed clover, I do not ask of thee
To bring me gold, or bright gems from the sea,
But rather bring me wealth of heart and mind;
These are the treasures that I fain would find.
Four-leafed clover, I do not ask of thee
To bring me gold, or bright gems from the sea,
But rather bring me wealth of heart and mind;
These are the treasures that I fain would find.
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