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 LYRICS AND LEGENDS.

WHAT THE CROCUS SAID.

MONTH after month, and day by day,

Beneath sweet mother earth I lay,

And slept and woke, and slept again,

Lulled by the whispering winds and rain.

At times, within my shrouded bed

I felt the restless, hurrying tread

Of human steps, and caught the beat

Of human hearts above the feet.