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GROWTH IN MAY by THOMAS HARDY

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First Line: I ENTER A DAISY-AND BUTTERCUP LAND
Last Line: AND HER GOWN, AS SHE WAITS FOR HER LOVE.
I ENTER a daisy-and-buttercup land,
And thence thread a jungle of grass:
Hurdles and stiles scarce visible stand
Above the lush stems as I pass.

Hedges peer over, and try to be seen,
And seem to reveal a dim sense
That amid such ambitious and elbow-high green
They make a mean show as a fence.

Elsewhere the mead is possessed of the neats,
That range not greatly above
The rich rank thicket which brushes their teats,
And @3her@1 gown, as she waits for her Love.



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