A beast of the field moans a few times
When death takes its young.
(Silence)
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An after dinner speaker, writing essaysFor local clubs.
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True, I trailed back home, a broken failure,
When Ralph disappeared in New York,
Leaving me alone in the city --
But life broke him also.
Edgar Lee Masters
Take its meaning to heart:
You too may walk, after the hills at Miller's Ford
Seem no longer far away;
Long after you see them near at hand,
Beyond four miles of meadow;
And after woman's love is silent,
Saying no more: I will save you.
Edgar Lee Masters
It was the vision, vision, vision of the poets
Democratized!
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Why are you running so fast hither and thither
Chasing midges or butterflies?
Edgar Lee Masters
I, lover of Nature, beloved for my love of her,
Held such converse afar with the great
Who knew her better than I.
Edgar Lee Masters
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