Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MIDWAY, by WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS


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First Line: So blithe the birds sang in the trees
Last Line: Or care will catch me soon.
Alternate Author Name(s): Howells, W. D.
Subject(s): Free Will & Determinism; Nature


So blithe the birds sang in the trees,
The trees sang in the wind,
I winged me with the morning breeze,
And left Care far behind.

But now both birds and trees are mute
In the hot hush of noon;
And I must up and on afoot,
Or Care will catch me soon.





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