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The Crocus
The earliest flower of Spring,
Thou hast it; it is thine;
The first upon thine unstirred soil,
To give it thee is mine;
Thou hast it; it is thine;
The first upon thine unstirred soil,
To give it thee is mine;
It chose a mild, fair April morn
Its yellow form to show,
When the leaves and grass grew green
As thou wast here to know.
Its yellow form to show,
When the leaves and grass grew green
As thou wast here to know.
And its sight had a look like thee,
Of the early morn and spring;
And I've taken it from thy garden bank,
'Twas left for me to bring.
Of the early morn and spring;
And I've taken it from thy garden bank,
'Twas left for me to bring.
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And upon thy desk it is placed,
With the water at its root;
That the voice of the spring and early morn
May speak though ever mute.
With the water at its root;
That the voice of the spring and early morn
May speak though ever mute.
Poem No. 490a; winter-spring 1839?
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