| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1198. Snowflakes |
| | | By Mary Mapes Dodge |
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| WHENEVER a snowflake leaves the sky, | |
| It turns and turns to say “Good-by! | |
| Good-by, dear clouds, so cool and gray!” | |
| Then lightly travels on its way. | |
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| And when a snowflake finds a tree, | 5 |
| “Good-day!” it says—“Good-day to thee! | |
| Thou art so bare and lonely, dear, | |
| I ’ll rest and call my comrades here.” | |
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| But when a snowflake, brave and meek, | |
| Lights on a rosy maiden’s cheek, | 10 |
| It starts—“How warm and soft the day! | |
| ’T is summer!”—and it melts away. | |
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