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Four Leaf Clovers
by Ella Higginson
I know a place where the sun is like gold,
And the cherry blooms burst with snow;
And down underneath is the loveliest nook,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith,
And one is for love, you know;
But God put another in for luck--
If you search, you will find where they grow.
But you must have hope, and you must have faith;
You must love and be strong; and so,
If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow. |
Notes:
Biography. Ella Higginson (1862-1940), an American writer, lived
in Bellingham, on Puget Sound, Washington. She won a prize of five
hundred dollars, offered by a magazine for the best short story.
Discussion:
- To whom is the four-leaf clover supposed to bring good
luck?
- Which do you think will give greater happiness, to learn
something by hard work or to gain it by chance? Why do you think so?
- What does the poem say we must have?
- What does the poem say we
must do?
- If we have all these things and do all these things, shall
we need to hunt for the four-leaf clover to bring us good fortune?
Why?
- Commit the poem to memory.
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