Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) American writer and poet
"Central Park at Dusk"
Helen of Troy and Other Poems (1911)
“A bud is a flower-to-be. A flower in waiting. Waiting for just the right warmth and care to open up. It's a little fist of love waiting to unfold and be seen by the world. And that's you.”
Source: Bud, Not Buddy
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