Stories in Verse

Stories in Verse is a classic English nature poetry collection by Henry Abbey. Henry Abbey (July 11, 1842 - June 7, 1911) was an American poet who is best remembered for the poem, "What do we plant when we plant a tree?" He is also known for "The Bedouin's Rebuke". "Violets! Violets! Violets!" This was the cry I heard As I passed through the street of a city; And quickly my heart was stirred