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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By MadisonCawein

1553 The Creek-Road

CALLING, the heron flies athwart the blue

That sleeps above it; reach on rocky reach

Of water sings by sycamore and beech,

In whose warm shade bloom lilies not a few.

It is a page whereon the sun and dew

Scrawl sparkling words in dawn’s delicious speech;

A laboratory where the wood-winds teach,

Dissect each scent and analyze each hue.

Not otherwise than beautiful, doth it

Record the happenings of each summer day;

Where we may read, as in a catalogue,

When passed a thresher; when a load of hay;

Or when a rabbit; or a bird that lit;

And now a barefoot truant and his dog.