| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 767. Man and Nature |
| | | By Robert Kelley Weeks |
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| O STEADFAST trees that know | |
| Rain, hail, and sleet, and snow, | |
| And all the winds that blow; | |
| But when spring comes, can then | |
| So freshly bud again | 5 |
| Forgetful of the wrong! | |
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| Waters that deep below | |
| The stubborn ice can go | |
| With quiet underflow, | |
| Contented to be dumb | 10 |
| Till spring herself shall come | |
| To listen to your song! | |
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| Stars that the clouds pass o’er | |
| And stain not, but make more | |
| Alluring than before:— | 15 |
| How good it is for us | |
| That your lives are not thus | |
| Prevented, but made strong! | |
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