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1849–1903

XVIII

William Ernest Henley

Poplar and lime and chestnut Meet in a living screen; And there the winds and the sunbeams keep A revel of gold and green.

O, the green dreams and the golden, The golden thoughts and green, This green and golden end of May My lover and me between!

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XVIII · William Ernest Henley · Poetry Cove