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1861–1929

The Blue Heron

Bliss Carman

I see the great blue heron Rising among the reeds And floating down the wind, Like a gliding sail

With the set of the stream. I hear the two-horse mower Clacking among the hay, In the heat of a July noon,

And the driver's voice As he turns his team. I see the meadow lilies Flecked with their darker tan,

The elms, and the great white clouds; And all the world Is a passing dream.

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