THE LONESOME WAVE
RED-CAP MOSS
RAMBLER ROSE
GIFT
THE WHITE CLOUD
MOON THOUGHT
THE OLD BRIDGE
FERNS
LAND OF NOD
SUN FLOWERS
HOLLAND SONG
FOUNTAIN-TALK
POPLARS
THE TOWER AND THE FALCON
THOUGHTS
POEM-SKETCH IN THREE PARTS
THE DEW-LIGHT
YELLOW SUMMER THROAT
PEGASUS
VENICE BRIDGE
NIGHT GOES RUSHING BY
DANDELION
IF I COULD TELL YOU THE WAY
ROSE-PETAL
POEMS
SEAGARDE
EASTER
BLUEBIRD
GEOGRAPHY
MARCH THOUGHT
MORNING
SONG
SNOWFLAKE SONG
SNOWSTORM
POPPY
BUTTERFLY
CLOUDS
NARCISSUS
LITTLE SNAIL
CHERRIES ARE RIPE
A THING FORGOTTEN
LITTLE PAPOOSE
FAIRIES AGAIN
OH, MY HAZEL-EYED MOTHER
THE GREEN PALM TREE
TREASURE
TWO PICTURES
TELL ME
SILVERHORN
SPARKLING DROP OF WATER
HAY-COCK
ONLY MORNING-GLORY THAT FLOWERED
WEATHER
SUMMER-DAY SONG
PINK ROSE-PETALS
THE LONESOME GREEN APPLE
I AM
MUSHROOM SONG
THE APPLE-JELLY-FISH-TREE
THREE LOVES
THE FIELD OF WONDER
MOON DOVES
I WENT TO SEA
THREE THOUGHTS OF MY HEART
SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAIN
THE BROOK AND ITS CHILDREN
BIRD OF PARADISE
SHINY BROOK
HILLS
ADVENTURE
FAIRIES
HUMMING-BIRD
BLUE GRASS
ENVOY
FOUR TO FIVE YEARS OLD
FIRST SONGS
I
Rosy plum-tree, think of me
When Spring comes down the world!
II
There's dozens full of dandelions
Down in the field:
Little gold plates,
Little gold dishes in the grass.
I cannot count them,
But the fairies know every one.
III
Oh wrinkling star, wrinkling up so wise,
When you go to sleep do you shut your eyes?
IV
The red moon comes out in the night.
When I'm asleep, the moon comes pattering up
Into the trees.
Then I peep out my window
To watch the moon go by.
V
Sparkle up, little tired flower
Leaning in the grass!
Did you find the rain of night
Too heavy to hold?
VI
The garden is full of flowers
All dancing round and round.
John-flowers,
Mary-flowers,
Polly-flowers,
Cauli-flowers,
They dance round and round
And they bow down and down
To a black-eyed daisy.
VII
There is going to be the sound of bells
And murmuring.
This is the brook dance:
There is going to be sound of voices,
And the smallest will be the brook:
It is the song of water
You will hear,
A little winding song
To dance to . . .
VIII
Blossoms in the growing tree,
Why don't you speak to me?
I want to grow like you,
Smiling . . . smiling . . .
IX
If I find a moon,
I will sing a moon-song.
If I find a flower,
What song shall I sing,
Rose-song or clover-song?
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