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A headless stalk alone she sees, All broken, bent, and bare; The Sunflower flaunting in the breeze, No longer rises there ! With shame for all her discontent, The Rose tree hung its head; " I read the lesson that was meant !" At length she humbly said. A HEADLESS STALK ALONE SHE SEES ALL BROKEN BENT AND BARE THE SUNFLOWER FLAUNTING IN THE BREEZE NO LONGER RISES THERE WITH SHAME FOR ALL HER DISCONTENT THE ROSE TREE HUNG ITS HEAD I READ THE LESSON THAT WAS MEANT AT LENGTH SHE HUMBLY SAID
h little tree In some gay garden longed to grow; Prey to her vanity! Within her sight, beyond the wall, A gaudy sunflower grows ; ’Midst fragrant flowers, above them all, Its yellow petals rose. “I wish, among the other flowers, My happier lot was thrown!” Still sighed the Bose — one thought that sours All joys that bless her own. “Here in this lonely spot long pent, My beauty is in vain !” Thus in a foolish discontent, I heard the Bose complain. There came a sudden storm one night. The blast swept through the trees ; When Morning dawns a novel sight The trembling Bose-bush sees. 64 THE ENVIOUS KOSE. A drenching rain is falling still; Tall trees uprooted lie; Dark clouds that hang above the hill Like angry ghosts go by ; And ruin marks the scene around, The little Rose-tree knew; Torn leaves and branches strew the ground, Where once soft zephyrs blew. The Rose, beside the friendly hedge, Protected through the night, Looks towards the garden’s farthest edge, To see the Sunflower bright.  WITH VISITORS LIKE THESE MUST BE CONTENT IT WAS NOT SO THE FOOLISH LITTLE TREE IN SOME GAY GARDEN LONG TO GROW PRAY TO HER VANITY WITHIN HER SIGHT BEYOND THE WALL A GAUDY SUNFLOWER GROWS MIST FRAGRANT FLOWERS ABOVE THEM ALL ITS YELLOW PETALS ROSE I WISH AMONG THE OTHER FLOWERS MY HAPPIER LOT WAS THROWN STILL SIGHED THE ROSE ONE THOUGHT THAT SOURS ALL JOYS THAT BLESS HER OWN HERE IN THIS LONELY SPOT LONG PENT MY BEAUTY IS IN VAIN THUS IN A FOOLISH DISCONTENT I HEARD THE ROSE COMPLAIN THERE CAME A SUDDEN STORM ONE NIGHT THE BLASTS SWEPT THROUGH THE TREES WHEN MORNING DAWNS A NOVEL SIGHT THE TREMBLING ROSE BUSH SEES A DRENCHING RAIN IS FALLING STILL TALL TREES UPROOTED LIE DARK CLOUDS THAT HANG ABOVE THE HILL LIKE ANGRY GHOSTS GO BY AND RUIN MARKS THE SCENE AROUND THE LITTLE ROSE TREE NEW TORN LEAVES AND BRANCHES STREW THE GROUND WHERE ONCE SOFT ZEPHYRS BLEW THE ROSE BESIDE THE FRIENDLY HEDGE PROTECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT LOOKS TOWARDS THE GARDEN'S FARTHEST EDGE TO SEE THE SUNFLOWER BRIGHT
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