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BLADE OF GRASS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh! Little blade of grass
Alternate Author Name(s): Dorothy, Greenwell




OH! little blade of grass,
A little sword thou art,
That in thy haste to pass
Hast pierced thy mother's heart!

Oh! little blade of grass,
A little tongue thou art
Of cleaving flame,--alas!
Thou hast cleft thy mother's heart.

Oh! little blade, upcurled
Leaf, sword, or fiery dart,
To win thy Father's world
Thou must break thy mother's heart!






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