The Child Heart

London Speaker

The heart of a child,
Like the heart of a flower,
Has a smile for the sun
And a tear for the shower.
Oh, innocent hours
With wonder beguiled—
Oh, heart like a flower's
Is the heart of a child.

The heart of a child,
Like the heart of a bird,
With raptures of music
Is flooded and stirred.
Oh, songs without words,
Oh, melodies wild—
Oh, heart like a bird's
Is the heart of a child!

The heart of a child,
Like the heart of the spring,
Is full of the hope
Of what summer shall bring.
Oh, glory of things
Is a world undefiled—
Oh, heart like the spring's
Is the heart of a child.

London Speaker.

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