The Poems of Henry Van Dyke by Henry Van Dyke
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Even here.
Blue above, You to love, Purely, purely, purely._ There's wild azalea on the hill, and iris down the dell, And just one spray of lilac still abloom beside the well; The columbine adorns the rocks, the laurel buds grow pink, Along the stream white arums gleam, and violets bend to drink. This is the song of the Yellow-throat, Fluttering gaily beside you; Hear how each voluble note Offers to guide you: _Which way, sir? I say, sir, Let me teach you, I beseech you! Are you wishing Jolly fishing? This way, sir! I'll teach you._ Then come, my friend, forget your foes and leave your fears behind, And wander forth to try your luck, with cheerful, quiet mind; For be your fortune great or small, you take what God will give, And all the day your heart will say, "'Tis luck enough to live." This is the song the Brown Thrush flings Out of his thicket of roses; |
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