A Life Lesson.

A Life Lesson.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
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BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
There, little girl, don’t cry!
They have broken your coll, I know.
And your tea set blue.
And your play house, too,
Are things of long ago:
But childish troubles will soon pass by.
There, little girl, don’t cry!

There, little girl, don’t cry!
They have broken your slate,
I know. And the glad, wild ways
Of your schoolgirl days
Are things of long ago:
But life and love will soon come by.
There, little girl, don’t cry!

There, little girl, don’t cry!
They have broken your heart. I know:
And the rainbow gleams
Of your youthful creams
Are things of long ago:
But heaven holds all for which you sigh:
There, little girl, don’t cry!