Samuel Francis Smith,
The Little Cricket
(1831)
“ Of fair flowers torn. Sweet cricket, thy music Will quickly be still, When the tempests of winter Roar loud on the hill; But I go when the storm comes, Where all my friends dwell,— No more shall my heart say To gladness farewell! July 25, 1831 This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”
