Preston's Lilac
In the dooryard fronting an old farmhouse near
the whitewash'd palings,
Stands the lilac-bush tall growing with heart-shapedleaves of rich green,
With many a pointed blossom rising delicate,with
the perfume strong I love,
With every leaf a miracle--and from this bush in
the dooryard,
With delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped
leaves of rich green,
A sprig with its flower I break
Old Walt can turn a phrase with the best of them but he's not much help when it comes to the proper usage of apostrophes.
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