He who plants a tree
Plants a hope....
Canst thou prophesy, thou little tree,
What glory of thy boughs shall be?

...He who plants a tree,--
He plants peace.
Under its green curtains jargons cease...

He who plants a tree,--
He plants love,
Tents of coolness spreading out above
Wayfarers he may not live to see.
Gifts that grow are best;
Hands that bless are blest;
Plant! life does the rest!
Heaven and earth help him who plants a tree,
And his work its own reward shall be.

Plant a Tree by Lucy Larcom (1824? - 1893)

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Trees - print #21

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