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1879–1944

A SHEEPDOG BARKS ON THE MOUNTAIN

Joseph Campbell

A sheepdog barks on the mountain, The night is fallen cold; The shepherd blinks at his fire, The sheep are in the fold.

The moon comes white and quiet Into the winter sky; And nothing walks the valley To-night but you and I.

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