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 | The poems of Madison Cawein |  |
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MEETING IN SUMMER
A tranquil bar
Of rosy twilight under dusk's first star.
Of rosy twilight under dusk's first star.
A glimmering sound
Of whispering waters over grassy ground.
Of whispering waters over grassy ground.
A sun-sweet smell
Of fresh-reaped hay from dewy field and dell.
Of fresh-reaped hay from dewy field and dell.
A lazy breeze
Jostling the ripeness from the apple-trees.
Jostling the ripeness from the apple-trees.
A vibrant cry,
Passing, then gone, of bullbats in the sky.
Passing, then gone, of bullbats in the sky.
And faintly now
The katydid upon the shadowy bough.
The katydid upon the shadowy bough.
And far off then
The little owl within the lonely glen.
The little owl within the lonely glen.
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And soon, full soon,
The silvery arrival of the moon.
The silvery arrival of the moon.
And, to your door,
The path of roses I have trod before.
The path of roses I have trod before.
And, sweetheart, you!
Among the roses and the moonlit dew.
Among the roses and the moonlit dew.
| The poems of Madison Cawein | |