ME
As long as I live
I shall always be
My Self -- and no other,
Just me.
Like a tree.
Willows, elder,
Aspen, thorn,
Or cypress forlorn.
Like a flower,
For its hour ---
Primrose, or pink,
Or a violet ---
Sunned by the sun,
And with dewdrops wet.
Always just me.
By: Walter de la Mare
From the book "Caroline Kennedy - A Family of Poems - My Favorite Poetry For Children"
page 13
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