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 | Miami Woods : a golden wedding and other poems |  |
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How lightly on yon wave the wild duck sits,Now floating with the current, and anon
Eddying the drowsy hours of noon away
Where minnows sport, and where
The lushest sedges grow!—
So lightly sits the youth upon my heart.
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How brightly yet, down this sequestered dell,Lie the cool drops of rain that fell last night,
In the leaf's hollow and the wildflower's cup,
Though the hot, scorching sun,
Has been for hours athirst!—
So brightly lies the youth upon my heart.
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How fondly unto yon high tree, that liftsIts folds from chilling shadows to the sun,
And there supports them when the tempests rage,
Clings the dependent vine,
By every tendril clings!—
So fondly clings the youth unto my heart.
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How sweetly on this knoll the sunshine rests,Filling with joy the moss's wondrous cup,
And calling violets, bluer than the sky,
From their long winter sleep,
To bless the earth again!—
So sweetly rests the youth upon my heart.
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How freshly lies, within the sweet embraceOf these encircling hills, whose flowery slopes
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Whose waters ever flow
From yon half hidden rock!—
So freshly lies the youth within my heart.
| Miami Woods : a golden wedding and other poems | |