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GLADIOLA GARDEN


In red and orange, cream and rose
The happy GLADIOLA grows
In slim green boots,
In tall green rows.
There are so many colors here,
So many tints, so much good cheer!


O little girl, O little boy,
In gardens of mixed shades, much joy,
One really has to think of you,
For you are many colors too,
In cheery dresses, suits and shoes
And those gay-colored hats you choose,
With light and gladness in your faces,
You make through earth
Gay garden places.

Written by Effie Lee Newsome (1885-1979)

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