Nodding on the sunny hill-sides,Smiling to the cloudlessskies,Making bright the barrenplaces,Countless mariposas rise,Spreading out their tinted petalsLike a troop of butterflies. Grains of gold are in their rootlets,And they -draw them to the sun; Deck themselves in shining armorLike a king upon…
Children's poetry · Picture books for children
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![An illustration from Blumen und Insecten-Buch, darinnen auf das fleissigsten nicht allein die Blumen mit ihren Blättern nach den Leben ins Kupffer vor Augen gestellet; sondern auch jede Blume nach ihren eigentlichen Nahmen genennet, etc / [Anon]. (1790)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/wellcome-wellcome_b28763208-81-1.webp)
