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Across The Red Sky

Katherine Mansfield Across the red sky two birds flying, Flying with drooping wings. Silent and solitary their ominous flight. All day the triumphant sun with yellow bannersread more

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A New Hymn

Katherine Mansfield Sing a song of men's pyjamas, Half-past-six has got a pair, And he's wearing them this evening, And he's looking such a dear.Sing a song of frocks with pockets I have got one, it...

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A Little Girl's Prayer

Katherine Mansfield Grant me the moment, the lovely moment That I may lean forth to see The other buds, the other blooms, The other leaves on the tree:That I may take into my bosom The breeze that is...

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A Little Boy's Dream

Katherine Mansfield To and fro, to and fro In my little boat I go Sailing far across the sea All alone, just little me. And the sea is big and strong And the journey very long. To and fro, to and...

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A Joyful Song Of Five

Katherine Mansfield Come, let us all sing very high And all sing very loud And keep on singing in the street Until there's quite a crowd;And keep on singing in the house And up and down the...

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A Fine Day

Katherine Mansfield After all the rain, the sun Shines on hill and grassy mead; Fly into the garden, child, You are very glad indeed.For the days have been so dull, Oh, so special dark and drear,read...

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A Few Rules for Beginners

Katherine Mansfield Babies must not eat the coal And they must not make grimaces, Nor in party dresses roll And must never black their faces.They must learn that pointing's rude, They must sit quite...

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A Day in Bed

Katherine Mansfield I wish I had not got a cold, The wind is big and wild, I wish that I was very old, Not just a little child.Somehow the day is very long Just keeping here, alone; I do not like the...

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There was a Child Once

Katherine Mansfield There was a child once. He came to play in my garden; He was quite pale and silent. Only when he smiled I knew everything about him, I knew what he had in his pockets,read more

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There Is a Solemn Wind Tonight

Katherine Mansfield There is a solemn wind to-night That sings of solemn rain; The trees that have been quiet so long Flutter and start again.The slender trees, the heavy trees, The fruit trees laden...

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Voices of the Air

Katherine Mansfield But then there comes that moment rare When, for no cause that I can find, The little voices of the air Sound above all the sea and wind.The sea and wind do then obeyread more

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Villa Pauline

Katherine Mansfield But, ah! before he came You were only a name: Four little rooms and a cupboard Without a bone, And I was alone! Now with your windows wide Everything from outside Of sun and flower...

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Very Early Spring

Katherine Mansfield The fields are snowbound no longer; There are little blue lakes and flags of tenderest green. The snow has been caught up into the sky-- So many white clouds--and the blue of the...

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Waves

Katherine Mansfield I saw a tiny God Sitting Under a bright blue umbrella That had white tassels And forked ribs of gold. Below him His little world Lay open to the sun. The shadow of His hat Lay upon...

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Winter Song

Katherine Mansfield Rain and wind, and wind and rain. Will the Summer come again? Rain on houses, on the street, Wetting all the people's feet, Though they run with might and main. Rain and wind, and...

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When I was a Bird

Katherine Mansfield I climbed up the karaka tree Into a nest all made of leaves But soft as feathers. I made up a song that went on singing all by itself And hadn't any words, but got sad at the...

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Across The Red Sky

Katherine Mansfield Across the red sky two birds flying, Flying with drooping wings. Silent and solitary their ominous flight. All day the triumphant sun with yellow bannersread more

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A New Hymn

Katherine Mansfield Sing a song of men's pyjamas, Half-past-six has got a pair, And he's wearing them this evening, And he's looking such a dear.Sing a song of frocks with pockets I have got one, it...

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A Little Girl's Prayer

Katherine Mansfield Grant me the moment, the lovely moment That I may lean forth to see The other buds, the other blooms, The other leaves on the tree:That I may take into my bosom The breeze that is...

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A Little Boy's Dream

Katherine Mansfield To and fro, to and fro In my little boat I go Sailing far across the sea All alone, just little me. And the sea is big and strong And the journey very long. To and fro, to and...

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