[Estes, Dana], 1840-1909, comp · Boston, Lee and Shepart · leaf 29
O you ask what the birds say ?The sparrow, the dove,The linnet and thrush say, I love, and I love ! In the winter theyre silent, the wund is so strong;What it says I dont know, but it sings a loudsong.But green leaves and blossoms,And sunny warm weather,And singing and lovingAll come back… … IF I WERE A SUNBEAM \ia aki/^A F I were a sunbeam,I know what Id do :I would seek white Hhes Rainy woodlands through; I would steal in among them; Softest light Id shed, Until every lily Raised its drooping head. If I were a sunbeam,I know where Id go —Into lowliest hovels,Dark with want and…
Children's poetry
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