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THE BLOSSOM OF THE SOUL by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON

First Line: THOU HALF-UNFOLDED FLOWER
Last Line: ITS SUNSHINE, OR ITS DEW?

THOU half-unfolded flower
With fragrance-laden heart,
What is the secret power
That doth thy petals part?
What gave thee most thy hue --
The sunshine or the dew?

Thou wonder-wakened soul!
As Dawn doth steal on Night,
On thee soft Love hath stole.
Thine eye, that blooms with light,
What makes its charm so new --
Its sunshine, or its dew?



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