 | Poems and verses by Mary Mapes Dodge |  |
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SNOW-FLAKES.
Whenever a snow-flake leaves the sky,
It turns and turns to say “Good-bye!
Good-bye, dear cloud, so cool and gray!”
Then lightly travels on its way.
It turns and turns to say “Good-bye!
Good-bye, dear cloud, so cool and gray!”
Then lightly travels on its way.
And when a snow-flake finds a tree,
“Good-day!” it says—“Good-day to thee!
Thou art so bare and lonely, dear,
I'll rest, and call my comrades here.”
“Good-day!” it says—“Good-day to thee!
Thou art so bare and lonely, dear,
I'll rest, and call my comrades here.”
But when a snow-flake, brave and meek,
Lights on a rosy maiden's cheek,
It starts—“How warm and soft the day!
'T is summer!”—and it melts away.
Lights on a rosy maiden's cheek,
It starts—“How warm and soft the day!
'T is summer!”—and it melts away.
| Poems and verses by Mary Mapes Dodge | |