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PURPOSE.
I had an out-blown crocus, and as yet but one,
It opened early when the sun first shone;
But a hailstone smote it, and its life is done.
It opened early when the sun first shone;
But a hailstone smote it, and its life is done.
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I had an uttered thought, my cherished one,
I spread it out freely, dewed with joy begun;
But cold words bowed it, and my hope was gone.
I spread it out freely, dewed with joy begun;
But cold words bowed it, and my hope was gone.
Yet it folded to re-open, for with life is power:
The crocus it was severed from the stalk that bore;
But my heart still bears my thought, and I can hope once more.
The crocus it was severed from the stalk that bore;
But my heart still bears my thought, and I can hope once more.
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