Little bud DandelionHears from her nest,"Merry heart, starry eye,Wake from your rest!"Wide ope the emerald lids;Robin's above;Wise little DandelionSmiles at his love.
Cold lie the daisy-banks,Clad but in green,Where in the Mays agoneBright hues were seen.Wild pinks are slumbering,Violets delay—True little DandelionGreeteth the May.
Meek little DandelionGroweth more fair,Till dries the amber dewOut from her hair.High rides the thirsty sun,Fiercely and high,—Faint little DandelionCloseth her eye.
Dead little Dandelion,In her white shroud,Heareth the angel-breezeCall from the cloud.Tiny plumes flutteringMake no delay,Little winged DandelionSoareth away.Helen L. Bostwick.
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Afternoon in FebruaryHenry W. LongfellowAnt and the Cricket, TheAnonymousApril Day, AnHenry W. LongfellowApril Welcome, AnPhoebe CaryAutumnAlice CaryAutumn FiresRobert Louis Stevenson
Ballad of the Tempest, TheJames T. FieldsBirds in SummerMary HowittBluebird, TheEmily Huntington MillerBlue Jay, TheSusan Hartley Swett"Bob White"George CooperBrook-Song, TheJames Whitcomb RileyBrown Thrush, TheLucy LarcomBusy Day, AAnonymous
Calling the VioletLucy LarcomCamel's Hump, TheRudyard KiplingCaptain's Daughter, The (See "Ballad of the Tempest")Chestnut Burr, TheAnonymousChild's Prayer, AMatilda B. EdwardsChild's Thought of God, AElizabeth Barrett BrowningChoosing a NameMary LambChristmasNahum TateChristmas Carol, AJ.G. Holland
Daisies, TheBliss CarmanDandelionKate L. BrownDandelions, TheHelen Gray ConeDay, AEmily DickinsonDaybreakHenry W. LongfellowDon't Kill the BirdsJ. ColesworthyDove, TheJohn Keats"Down to Sleep"Helen Hunt Jackson
Emperor's Bird's Nest, TheHenry W. Longfellow
Fable, ARalph Waldo EmersonFairies of the Caldon Low, TheMary HowittFairy Queen, TheAnonymousFairy SongJohn KeatsFairy Tale, AHelen Gray ConeFarewell, ACharles KingsleyFern Song, TheJohn Bannister TabbFir-Tree, TheJosephine Preston PeabodyFraidie-CatClinton Scollard
Grass, TheEmily Dickinson
Hail, Columbia!Joseph HopkinsonHiawatha's FishingHenry W. LongfellowHiawatha's FriendsHenry W. LongfellowHiawatha's HuntingHenry W. LongfellowHiawatha's SailingHenry W. LongfellowHow the Leaves Came DownSusan CoolidgeHunting SongSamuel T. Coleridge
I Remember, I RememberThomas Hood
Jack FrostGabriel SetounJack FrostHannah F. GouldJack in the PulpitClara SmithJumblies, TheEdward Lear
King Solomon and the BeesJohn G. SaxeKriss KringleThomas Bailey Aldrich
Land of Dreams, TheWilliam BlakeLand of Story-Books, TheRobert Louis StevensonLaughing Chorus, AAnonymousLaughing Song, AWilliam BlakeLesson of Mercy, AAlice CaryLife Lesson, AJames Whitcomb RileyLittle by LittleAnonymousLittle DandelionHelen L. BostwickLittle GottliebPhoebe CaryLittle Ladybird, TheCaroline B. SoutheyLittle Orphant AnnieJames Whitcomb RileyLobster Quadrille, ALewis CarrollLost Doll, TheCharles KingsleyLullaby for TitaniaWilliam ShakespeareLullaby of an Infant ChiefSir Walter Scott
Marjorie's AlmanacThomas Bailey AldrichMorning Song, AWilliam Shakespeare
NightWilliam BlakeNight Wind, TheEugene FieldNobody KnowsWalter de la MareNovemberAlice Gary
October's Bright Blue WeatherHelen Hunt JacksonOld ChristmasMary Howitt"Old, Old Song," TheCharles KingsleyO Little Town of BethlehemPhillips BrooksOur HeroesPhoebe CaryOwl, TheAlfred, Lord Tennyson
Pig and the Hen, TheAlice GaryPirate StoryRobert Louis StevensonPobble Who Has No Toes, TheEdward Lear
Quangle Wangle's Hat, TheEdward Lear
Rainbow, TheWilliam WordsworthRain in SummerHenry W. LongfellowRainy Day, TheHenry W. LongfellowRed Riding-HoodJohn G. WhittierRobert of LincolnWilliam Cullen BryantRobin RedbreastWilliam AllinghamRomanceGabriel Setoun
Sandman, TheMargaret VandegriftSandpiper, TheCelia ThaxterSeptemberHelen Hunt JacksonSnow-bird's Song, TheF.C. WoodworthSnowdrop, TheAlfred, Lord TennysonSong of the FairyWilliam ShakespeareSong Sparrow, TheHenry van DykeSpider and the Fly, TheMary HowittSpringCelia Thaxter
Talking in Their SleepEdith M. ThomasThanksgiving Fable, AOliver HerfordThree Fishers, TheCharles KingsleyTo a ButterflyWilliam WordsworthTragic Story, AWilliam M. ThackerayTree, TheBjornstjerne BjornsonTruants, TheWalter de la Mare
Under the Greenwood TreeWilliam ShakespeareUnseen Playmate, TheRobert Louis Stevenson
Violet, TheJane TaylorVisit from St. Nicholas, AClement C. MooreVoice of Spring, TheMary Howitt
Waiting to GrowFrank FrenchWalrus and the Carpenter, TheLewis CarrollWanderersWalter de la MareWe Are SevenWilliam WordsworthWhile Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night (See "Christmas")White SealRudyard KiplingWill Ever?Walter de la MareWind and the Moon, The.George MacdonaldWind in a Frolic, TheWilliam HowittWind, TheRobert Louis StevensonWinterWilliam ShakespeareWinter-TimeRobert Louis StevensonWishingWilliam AllinghamWonderful World, TheWilliam B. RandsWorld's Music, TheGabriel Setoun
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A boy named PeterAcross the German OceanAcross the narrow beach we flit"And where have you been, my MaryA silly young cricket, accustomed to singA simple ChildAt evening when the lamp is lit"Awake, awake, my little boy!A wee little nut lay deep in its nestA wind came up out of the sea
Come, follow, follow meCome up, April, through the valley
Dance to the beat of the rain, little FernDear little VioletDon't kill the birds, the pretty birdsDown in a green and shady bed
Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly
Forth into the forest straightwayForth upon the Gitche Gumee
"Give me of your bark, O Birch-Tree!God make my life a little lightGood-bye, good-bye to Summer"Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world
Hail, Columbia! happy land!Hark! hark! the lark at heaven's gate singsHave you ever heard the wind go "Yooooo"?He is a roguish little elfHere's a hand to the boy who has courageHow beautiful is the rain!How pleasant the life of a bird must be
I am coming, I am coming!I had a dove, and the sweet dove diedI have got a new-born sisterI know the song that the bluebird is singing"I'll tell you how the leaves came down"I'll tell you how the sun roseIn the other gardensI once had a sweet little doll, dearsI remember, I rememberI saw a ship a-sailingI saw you toss the kites on highI see you, on the zigzag railsI shan't tell you what's his nameIt was a hungry pussy cat, upon Thanksgiving mornI've watched you now a full half hour
Jack in the pulpitJust as the moon was fading
Ladybird, ladybird! fly away home!Late lies the wintry sun a-bedLittle brook! Little brook!Little bud Dandelion"Little by little," an acorn saidLittle Orphant Annie's come to our house to stayLittle white snowdrop just waking up
Many, many welcomesMerrily swinging on briar and weedMy fairest child, I have no song to give youMy heart leaps up when I behold
November woods are bare and stillNow he who knows old Christmas
O Blue Jay up in the maple treeOften I've heard the Wind sighOh I hush thee, my baby, the night is behind usOh, such a commotion under the groundO hush thee, my baby, thy sire was a knightO little town of BethlehemOnce the Emperor Charles of SpainOn the top of the Crumpetty TreeOn the wide lawn the snow lay deepO suns and skies and clouds of JuneOver hill, over daleOver the shoulders and slopes of the dune
Ring-Ting! I wish I were a PrimroseRobins in the tree-top
Said the Wind to the Moon, "I will blow you outShed no tear! oh, shed no tear!Shorter and shorter now the twilight clips
The alder by the riverThe bluff March wind set out from homeThe Camel's hump is an ugly lumpThe day is cold, and dark, and drearyThe day is endingThe door was shut, as doors should beThe Frost looked forth one still, clear nightThe goldenrod is yellowThe grass so little has to doThe ground was all covered with snow one dayThe leaves are fading and fallingThe mountain and the squirrelThe pig and the henThe Pobble who has no toesThere is a bird I know so wellThere! little girl! don't cry!There lived a sage in days of yoreThere's a merry brown thrush sitting up in the treeThere's a song in the airThere stands by the wood-path shadedThe rosy clouds float overheadThe sun descending in the westThe sun was shining on the seaThe Tree's early leaf buds were bursting their brownThe wind one morning sprang up from sleepThe winds have blown more bitterThe world's a very happy placeThey say that God lives very highThey went to sea in a sieve, they didThree fishers went sailing away to the westThree of us afloat in the meadow by the swing'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseTwo good friends had Hiawatha
Under the greenwood treeUpon a showery night and stillUp, up! ye dames and lasses gay!
We were crowded in the cabinWhen all the world is young, ladWhen cats run home and light is comeWhen children are playing alone on the greenWhen icicles hang by the wallWhen Solomon was reigning in his gloryWhen the green woods laugh with the voice of joyWhen the warm sun, that bringsWhile shepherds watched their flocks by nightWide are the meadows of nightWill he ever be weary of wandering"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail"Will you walk into my parlor?"
You spotted snakes with double tongue"You think I am dead"