Heath, Gertrude E., b. 1859 · Cincinnati, O. : The Editor Publishing Co. · leaf 26
spied in one glad moment, In your garden, bare and dead,One wee, modest, little Pansy Nodding in her lonely bed.Glad I sank into her bosom, But she shuddered at the cold;I could feel the chill; it filled me With a sadness deep, untold! 22 Suddenly the snow-clouds breaking Let the genial sunlight… … ASTER AND GOLDEN-ROD. Two plants within the meadowGrew upward, side by side, Nor yet fulfilled their missionUntil the summer died. Taller they grew and taller,Nor knew each other near Till Golden-rod leaned over, Wake up ! Wake up ! my dear ! ? Sweet Aster shook her leaflets,And oped her fringed…
Nursery rhymes · Children's poetry, American
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