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LITTLE LOVE-SONG

I love you as the bee that sips
The flower's lips—
I love you as the summer grasses
Adore the sighing breeze that passes
Their waving tips—
I love you as the streams the Sun
That makes them sparkle as they run,
And turns the pebbles that they hold
To lumps of gold;
And every day
That you're away
Is dull and weary, sad and cold.
E.