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XXII. A CHILD'S GARDEN.
Seek in the hill, and seek in the valeFor foxglove, and broom, and heather;
Seek in the woods for the primrose pale,
Seek for the hyacinths, dim and frail,
And plant them all close together.
Flowers that are bold, and flowers that are shy;
The drooping bell, and the starry eye
That looks bright in the cloudiest weather.
And fling in all seeds that twine and that trail,
To bind them safe together;
Then plant the sunflower and lily tall,
Tulip and crown imperial;
With a blossomed rose for the heart of June
Set in the midst of all, and say
A charm to make them come up as soon
As the mustard and cress that were sown last May,
And be all in bloom together!
Emblem of youth's warm heart, thick sown
With blooms that need fear no weather;
With wingèd dreams, and hopes half-blown,
With flowers that love to bloom alone,
And flowers that bloom together!
Dora Greenwell.
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