Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (18331908). An American Anthology, 17871900. 1900. |
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808. The Voice of the Dove |
| By Joaquin Miller |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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