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THE CATERPILLAR
Caterpillar on the wall,
Whither, whither do you crawl?
You know not, yourself, methinks,
Strange and wandering little sphinx!
Whither, whither do you crawl?
You know not, yourself, methinks,
Strange and wandering little sphinx!
I will tell you where to go,—
Underneath the winter snow,
In an old tree's secret bole
You shall hide your little soul.
Underneath the winter snow,
In an old tree's secret bole
You shall hide your little soul.
There, with summer, you shall sleep,
Thence, with summer, you shall leap,
Wave your fairy wings on high,
Sip the flowers and kiss the sky.
Thence, with summer, you shall leap,
Wave your fairy wings on high,
Sip the flowers and kiss the sky.
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Emblem worm of many a thing,—
So the poet's mind can spring
Through the hush of hooding hours,
Kiss the sky and sip the flowers.
So the poet's mind can spring
Through the hush of hooding hours,
Kiss the sky and sip the flowers.
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