808. The Voice of the Dove by Joaquin Miller. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

808. The Voice of the Dove

By Joaquin Miller


COME listen, O Love, to the voice of the dove,
Come, hearken and hear him say,
There are many To-morrows, my Love, my Love,—
There is only one To-day.

And all day long you can hear him say	5
This day in purple is rolled,
And the baby stars of the milky-way—
They are cradled in cradles of gold.

Now what is thy secret, serene gray dove,
Of singing so sweetly alway?	10
“There are many To-morrows, my Love, my Love,—
There is only one To-day.”