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by William Ernest Henley
Henley, William Ernest (1849-1903)

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XVIII

[Poplar and lime and chestnut]

Poplar and lime and chestnut
Meet in a living screen;
And there the winds and the sunbeams keep
A revel of gold and green.
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O, the green dreams and the golden,
The golden thoughts and green,
This green and golden end of May
My lover and me between!
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