Nov. 8, 2026

"A Song the Grass Sings" by Charles G. Blanden

"A Song the Grass Sings" by Charles G. Blanden
"A Song the Grass Sings" by Charles G. Blanden
The Concise Verse
"A Song the Grass Sings" by Charles G. Blanden

THE violet is much too shy,
The rose too little so;
I think I'll ask the buttercup
If I may be her beau.

When winds go by, I'll nod to her
And she will nod to me,
And I will kiss her on the cheek
As gently as may be.

And when the mower cuts us down,
Together we will pass,
I smiling at the buttercup,
She smiling at the grass.

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"A Song the Grass Sings" by Charles G. Blanden.

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THE violet is much too shy, The rose too little so;

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I think I'll ask the buttercup If I may be her beau.

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When winds go by, I'll nod to her And she will nod to me,

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And I will kiss her on the cheek As gently as may be.

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And when the mower cuts us down, Together we will pass,

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I smiling at the buttercup, She smiling at the grass.

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"A Song the Grass Sings" by Charles G. Blanden.

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