The starry midnight whispers,
As I muse before the fire
On the ashes of ambition
And the embers of desire,
“Life has no other logic,
And time no other creed,
Than:‘ I for joy will follow.
Where thou for love dost lead!’”
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“The Starry Midnight Whispers” · Bliss Carman · Poetry Cove