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GREEN SHADOWS, by                    
First Line: Give me cool words, cool words to ease
Last Line: Sing to me, beloved, as green shadows do.
Alternate Author Name(s): Daniels, Helen Underwood Hoyt


Give me cool words, cool words to ease my thinking,
Words that make rippling sounds to soothe my mind:
Tell me of waters soaking through deep mosses,
And let your voice be smooth upon my mind.
Give me in rhythms words of moving branches
That gather sunlight in their outspread hands,
Glad to possess it, just as happy children
Hold in their little palms soft white sands.
Tell me of leaves that hold the silver sunlight
And keep it away from the damp, scented ground;
Tell me of shadows resting on dark water,
And let your words make a quiet sound.
Now I am tired, and I need green branches;
Give me your words that sing as shadows do,
Over cool waters in leaf-hushed places;
Sing to me, beloved, as green shadows do.





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