Like the child saw ...

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The Happy Child
~ by William Henry Davies


I saw this day sweet flowers grow thick --
But not one like the child did pick.


I heard the packhounds in green park --
But no dog like the child heard bark.


I heard this day bird after bird --
But not one like the child has heard.


A hundred butterflies saw I --
But not one like the child saw fly.


I saw the horses roll in grass --
But no horse like the child saw pass.


My world this day has lovely been --
But not like what the child has seen.

"Every child is born a naturalist. His eyes are, by nature, open to the glories of the stars, the beauty of the flowers, and the mystery of life. "

Professor Search