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LITTLE ANEMONE 

 anemone messenger swayed petalec' 



Little anemone, 

 So frail and fair, 



Blooming so brave 

 In the cold spring 

 air. 



Sweet little messen- 

 ger, 



Sent here to tell, 

 Summer is coming 



And all will be well. 



Standing so firm, 



Though swayed by the breeze, 

 Seeming to say 



By its pure petaled leaves : 



Out of the darkness 



Shall come forth light, 

 God in His wisdom 



Has made day and night. 



H. S. PIKE, from Fairy Land of Flowers. 



