Behind the Arras - A Book of the Unseen by Bliss Carman
page 50 of 81 (61%)
page 50 of 81 (61%)
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That I can find.
I marvel how he keeps A bit of his mind. There is neither sight nor sound In the world of sense, But he has fathomed and found In the silvery tense Keen cords on the amber wood. As he wrings them thence, Death smiles at his hardihood For recompense. Oh fair they are, so fair! No tongue can tell How he sets them chiming there Clear as a bell. An orchard of birds in June, The winds that stream, The cold sea-brooks that croon, The storms that scream, The planets that float and swing Like buoys on the tide, The north-going legions in spring, The hills that abide, The frigate-bird clouds that range, |
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