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Irene Rutherford McLeod

Song from "April"

I know

Where the wind flowers blow!

I know,

I have been

Where the wild honey bees

Gather honey for their queen!


I would be

A wild flower,

Blue sky over me

For an hour . . . an hour!

So the wild bees

Should seek and discover me,

And kiss me . . . kiss me . . . kiss me!

Not one of the dusky dears should miss me!


I know

Where the wind flowers blow!

I know,

I have been

Where the little rabbits run

In the warm, yellow sun!


Oh, to be a wild flower

For an hour . . . an hour . . .

In the heather!

A bright flower, a wild flower,

Blown by the weather!


I know,

I have been

Where the wild honey bees

Gather honey for their queen!