| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Massachusetts Poets. 1922. |
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| | | Oliver Jenkins |
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| LET me be great, as stars are great, | |
| Singing of love, not of hate. | |
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| Love for sweet and simple things, | |
| Like clouds and sea-shell whisperings, | |
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| Cool autumn winds, pale dew-kissed flowers, | 5 |
| Thin coils of smoke and granite towers, | |
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| Snow-capped mountain peaks that flash | |
| High above a river’s crash, | |
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| Shrill songs of birds and children’s laughter, | |
| Soft grey shadows trailing after | 10 |
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| Sunbeam sprites that seek the woods | |
| And lose themselves in solitudes. | |
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| All these I’ll love, never hate, | |
| And loving them, I will be great. | |
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