Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume V. Nature. 1904. | | | | III. The Seasons | | Snow-Flakes | | Mary Mapes Dodge (1831–1905) |
| | | WHENEVER a snow-flake leaves the sky, | |
| It turns and turns to say “Good-bye! | |
| Good-bye, dear clouds, so cool and gray!” | |
| Then lightly travels on its way. | |
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| And when a snow-flake finds a tree, | 5 |
| “Good-day!” it says—“Good-day to thee! | |
| Thou art so bare, and lonely, dear, | |
| I ’ll rest and call my comrades here.” | |
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| But when a snow-flake, brave and meek, | |
| Lights on a rosy maiden’s cheek, | 10 |
| It starts—“How warm and soft the day! | |
| ’T is summer!”—and it melts away. | | | | |
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