As long as I live
I shall always be
My Self -- and no other,
Just me.
Like a tree.
Willow, 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.
from A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children
Selected by Caroline Kennedy
Hyperion, 2005
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