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Christina Rossetti

I planted a hand
  And there came up a palm,
I planted a heart
  And there came up balm.

Then I planted a wish,
  But there sprang a thorn,
While heaven frowned with thunder
  And earth sighed forlorn.

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From Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book | 1893

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