Lucy Larcom

About Lucy Larcom

Lucy Larcom (March 5, 1824 – April 17, 1893) was an American teacher, poet, and author. She was one of the first teachers at Wheaton Female Seminary and co-founded Rushlight Literary Magazine. She is also known for her autobiographical work A New England Girlhood.

    Poems by Lucy Larcom

  • Swinging On A Birch Tree

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    Swinging on a birch-tree
    To a sleepy tune,
    Hummed by all the breezes
    In the month of June!

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  • Tiny Little Snowflakes

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    Tiny little snowflakes,
    In the air so high,
    Are you little angels,
    Floating in the sky?

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  • In Time's Swing

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    Father Time, your footsteps go
    Lightly as the falling snow.
    In your swing I'm sitting, see!
    Push me softly; one, two; three,

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