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1861–1929

LXXVIII

Bliss Carman

Once in the shining street, In the heart of a seaboard town, As I waited, behold, there came The woman I loved.

As when, in the early spring, A daffodil blooms in the grass, Golden and gracious and glad, The solitude smiled.

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LXXVIII · Bliss Carman · Poetry Cove