PI E RR O T S VE RSE S. B y MD C C C C"VII

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2 PI E RR O T S VE RSE S B y Maria de Acosta Priva tel y Printed MD C C C C"VII

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4 ME AD O W S W ILD FLO W E RS FAIR, CHILD REN S D RE AMS O F FAIRIES THERE "O LD EN ST ARS AND SILVE R TO "S, ALL O F T HES E FO R "I RLS AND BO"S

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6 Little fair D aisy there, Hide your face, you must n t store" If you don t, can t you see "ou ll be never rid of me I would stay and fi la y with you, Play with you the dark night through, And Momma [ z erba/ z s might be Looking all about for me. Hide your little f ace, I fi ra y, And / z erclzance I 11 come b y day.

7 II D ancing on a starlit night, fi nd I of ten long to stay, 'erent D z fi colors fairies bright,, Rom / zin g o er my meadow. Hark" I can hear them in the dark. When I close my eyes I fly To their home across the sky, To the land o f fi la y t hz n g s rare That are waiting f me or there. B ut they hurry me away. Then I f eel my n urse s hand Waking me j rom fairyland.

8 III D ro/ z / z ed from the skies, I am a star" baby, With bells on myfi n g e rs And diamonds f or eyes. I / Vith angels andfairies I dance and I fi la y, B ut ify o u ll j u.9t love me P erha j zs I w ill stay.

9 I V As gaily as can be. fl little [ z erson all alone, In the moonlight I can see Little shadow Me, «1 nd sometimes in sunlight bright W hen the moon is f a r from sight "nderneath a tree, I can see him come and g o, fl lw a y s dancing to and f r o Wh y don t you stay, my shadow dear, "ust all the time and be Witho ut the hel fi o f me?

10 V I wish I were a little child, 4 child o f goodness rare, Might nestle in my hair. My skin a lily s hu e. And then fi erha/ zs the mo rning sun My eyes might shin e as little stars D o twinkle bright and true, My li f ts might show a cherry bloom, My heart might be a singing bird And sing and sing and sing, My voice its echo, so f tly heard, Would with its bea uty ring. My life might be a giving one With sharing all my smiles My soul would be a growing one I d be a ha / z / z y child"

11 V I We watched the sunset, the end o f day, We counted the stars as they came to fi la y. In a garden and green I sat one eve with a fairy " ueen. I wished a wish and dreamed a dream And lo, she was gone"a fairy " ueen "

12 V I I Bu tterfly, bu tter fly, Let u s across the go sky. First you teach me how to fly, Then I ll show y ou just how high We must g o to reach the sk y. I have often thought o f you, fi nd I v wondered was it true e, That so bright and gay a color Could have been a cater/ zi llar?

13 He has loved me, oh a long ti me, We have fi la y ed at games together, We have tumbled to and fro, When I stroke his shaggy hair. I j ust ho / ze he ll never leave me, I should be all sad and blue, V III Have you ever seen my doggie? He s the sweetest thing to see For you see, I m nearly three. And I " b e s " ueez ed him, oh. so tightly, Though he always wants to g o. He is j ust the gayest fi la y mate, With his eyes all bright and f air, d u d he wags his tail-fi o litel y For he s just the nicest doggie That y ou ever, e ver knew. ( 1 0 )

14 I " I ve got something I must do, 0 little Star, there y ou are I ca n see you from af ar, Such a light you do fi la y I do ho / ze you ll come to stay. I ve been waiting here f or you, I m ust tuck my dolly f air In her corner over there. fi nd I must n t make a noise For f ear I d wake the other toys, And I really could n t see Without having hel/ z from thee.

15 " Such tender names N urse calls me, I never can forget. Sometimes I am a I zuss y cat d nd then an B ut oh, you just should hear her When she is cross and wild For then it is you na ughty brat, " Or horrid, bad, bold child. " ( 1 2 )

16 "I Little twinkling lights, «1 nd ride him to the skies. When it s dark I o f ten see Far above the clouds and me, Far out in the night. fi nd against my window-[ z ane When I m all alone I look out and wonder if They are fairy homes. If they are [ z er ha / some day zs When I m rich and w ise, I shall buy a fairy h orse There I ll be a fairy fi rince With a [ zalace rare, And I ll have a fi rincess, too, With diamonds in her hair. ( 1 3 )

17 fi ll the things I know, We shall love forever there, I shall tell her stories bold, Of the games I used to fi la y I n this world below. And she ll ha / z / z y be In our little tiny star Far above the tree. ( 1 4 )

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19 "III Little "B S "S, can it be That you were a boy like me, Full o f sadness and o f j oys, Playing here with girls and boys Or were you ha/ z / z y all the day fi nd did you with your nursie [ i ray D ear "B S "S, I wou ld like to be 4 good and gentle bo y like Thee

20 "I V 0 shady brooks where wild f lowers stray, 0 woodlands green where shadows f all, 0 treeto/ zs high where so f t winds call, Oh, take this lonely boy to [ zlay

21 "V Sail our boat, sail our boat, j ust you and I, Over the sea and over the sky " Far from our fi ast lands, our dreamlands yore, To a brighter land, fairer land, fairyland shore.

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24 T O A W I LD F LO W E R D on t hide your face, sweet sim / ile thing Wh y, you re the very thing That makes my soul cry t is s/ zr in g My w ildfl ow e r I ( 21 )

25 It sounded in my slee/ z. Oh, sing to me your little song, The weary world will change, I know, 0 h, sing unto the hearts o f men, A SO N" I made a little song one night Of notes so clear and sweet, I sang it all the eventime, It was a sim fi l e melody Of love and dreams and fl ow e rs, It sounded many things to me, It brought back h u/ z / zy hours. My fairy " ueen af ar " Caress my humble voice with yours, And sing it to the stars. When your sweet notes are heard. M y lovely fairy bird ( 22 )

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27 E PI T A PH Only a little green mite o f a bird, "et o ften it talked to me In tenderest tones, so soft and law That sometimes I thought it was Thee It fl ew to me often when I was sad, And kissed me, too, to make me glad. Peace to you, little gay bird o f s / iring. "ood- b y, my sweet little memory thing.

28 T O A ST Soldier, y ou re a brave young lad, Soldier, you have made u s glad, "lad to live and glad to die, even though we cry. Here s a toast to you, young man" "ou that ever save our land. Soldier, here s the best to you Bless you, bo y, and bring y ou through

29 We have heaven above us, d nd Ii is truth to light us, So then come what may to us, T O "E T HE R are brave together, are strong fore ver, that life can t sever, "ou and I. have starlight growing, have soft winds blowing, have sunshine glowing, "ou and I. With its "od to love us, "ou and I. It shall be l if e s fi la y to us fi nd the brightest way f or us, "ou and I. ( 26 )

30 Oh, the dark [ zines o er the hill, Oh, the golden sunset still, B idding f arewell to the sun, FRO M T HE W I N D O W fi nd the clouds all f loating f ree "ust f or and me you Oh, the stars come one by one Come to guard and bless the sky, Whis / z erin g "ou and I. ( 27 )

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32 0 0 m IS THE NI"HT, D AR" IS THE D A", RO ""H IS T HE PAT H, AND LO N" IS THE W A". SAD IS THE PART IN" B"T "LO RI O "S AND FRE E, THE SO "L "O E S O N E VER T O W ARD VICT O R".