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The Complete Poems by 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.
Book: The Complete Poems by Christina Rossetti
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