two little snowdrops in green and white

“Where are the snowdrops?” said the sun.

“Dead” said the frost, “Buried and lost, every one.”

“A foolish answer,” said the sun

“They did not die, asleep they lie, every one.

And I will awake them, I the sun,

Into the light, all clad in white, every one.”

“It’s rather dark in the earth today”

said one little bulb to its brother.

“But I thought that I felt a sunbeam’s ray.

We must strive and grow ’til we find our way”

and they nestled close to each other.

They struggled and strived by day and by night, 

’til two little snowdrops in green and white

rose out of the darkness and into the light;

and softly kissed one another.
By Annie Mattheson

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