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THE LITTLE PLANT ON THE WINDOW SPEAKS by ANNETTE WYNNE

First Line: IF YOU HAD LET ME STAY ALL WINTER LONG / OUTSIDE
Last Line: AND GREAT BIG GARDENS CALL YOU OUT TO PLAY.
Subject(s): CHILDREN; GARDENS & GARDENING; JANUARY; PLANTS; PLAY; CHILDHOOD; PLANTING; PLANTERS;
IF you had let me stay all winter long outside,
Long, long ago, I should have died.
And so I'll live for you and keep
A little summer while the others sleep—
A little summer on your window-sill—
I'll be your growing garden spot until
The rough winds go away,
And great big gardens call you out to play.



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