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Going-to-the-stars
Lindsay, Vachel (1879-1931)
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THESE ARE THE YOUNG
An Oration, Entitled “OLD, OLD, OLD, OLD ANDREW JACKSON”
VIRGINIA
THE FLOWER-FED BUFFALOES
THREE HOURS
THE ANGEL SONS
SUNRISE
RAIN
WHAT THE WILD CRANE BROUGHT
NANCY HANKS, MOTHER OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
THE JAZZ OF THIS HOTEL
A CURSE FOR THE SAXOPHONE
WHEN I WAS A TREE
CELESTIAL TREES OF GLACIER PARK
THOSE CLOUDY RIDERS
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
LADY LONDON
THE PANSY WEDDING
THE FOUR SEASONS
THE SPOKANE APPLE FAIRY
WARMING UP THE MOON
THE MOTH AND THE UNICORN
TWO POEMS GEOGRAPHICAL
GEOLOGY
THE MOUNTAIN ANGELS
THE BLOSSOMS THAT HAVE CHERUB'S WINGS
CELESTIAL FLOWERS OF GLACIER PARK
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RAIN
Each storm-soaked flower has a beautiful eye.
And this is the voice of the stone-cold sky:
“Only boys keep their cheeks dry.
Only boys are afraid to cry.
Men thank God for tears,
Alone with the memory of their dead,
Alone with lost years.”
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