Linda B's poem is about a small outing and a small discovery. The speaker, along with four students and a teacher, walks two blocks from a city school to a patch of green on a warm December day. She expects others to be there soaking up the sunshine, but nobody is. What she finds instead is a bed of pansies still blooming on December second, which is unusual enough to feel like a surprise.
The speaker feels quiet delight, mixed with a little disappointment. She calls the flowers a "sweet gift," and the sadness comes from seeing people walk right past without looking. The line break at "but" makes us pause just as her hopes about the crowd fall away. The mood is gentle and reflective, and the title, "Take Time To See!", works as a friendly nudge. The poem suggests that beauty is often close by, and that it only counts if someone stops to notice it.