PEBBLES AND SHELLS
THE STARS
The stars are as bright in the heavens to-night
As though they had just been born,
Instead of as old as the shimmering light
That broke on creation's morn.
The stars are as bright in the heavens to-night
As though they had just been born,
Instead of as old as the shimmering light
That broke on creation's morn.
THE BOBOLINK
Deep fountain of unstinted song
That springs and gurgles all day long,
Thy lilting song is purest art
For all thy strains are of the heart.
Deep fountain of unstinted song
That springs and gurgles all day long,
Thy lilting song is purest art
For all thy strains are of the heart.
FLORA'S CALL
Come up, come up, my little buds,
The snow is gone and spring is here,
The robin sings his song of cheer
And you must grace the fields and woods.
Come up, come up, my little buds,
The snow is gone and spring is here,
The robin sings his song of cheer
And you must grace the fields and woods.
ARBUTUS
Fair fragrant buds that nestle in the grass
And hide from me so closely as I pass,
Thou art an emblem of true charity,
That bends its head and hides that none may see.
Fair fragrant buds that nestle in the grass
And hide from me so closely as I pass,
Thou art an emblem of true charity,
That bends its head and hides that none may see.
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