The Poems of Sidney Lanier by Sidney Lanier
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Why, look, 'tis dawn, the land is clear: 'tis done!
Two dawns do break at once from Time's full hand -- God's, East -- mine, West: good friends, behold my Land!" Master, Master! faster fly Now the hurrying seasons by; Now the Sea of Darkness wide Rolls in light from side to side; Mark, slow drifting to the West Down the trough and up the crest, Yonder piteous heartsease petal Many-motioned rise and settle -- Petal cast a-sea from land By the awkward-fingered Hand That, mistaking Nature's course, Tears the love it fain would force -- Petal calm of heartsease flower Smiling sweet on tempest sour, Smiling where by crest and trough Heartache Winds at heartsease scoff, Breathing mild perfumes of prayer 'Twixt the scolding sea and air. Mayflower, piteous Heartsease Petal! Suavely down the sea-troughs settle, Gravely breathe perfumes of prayer 'Twixt the scolding sea and air, Bravely up the sea-hills rise -- Sea-hills slant thee toward the skies. Master, hold disaster off |
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