Living
Poet (3)
Living
I see your forms with deep content,
I know that ye are excellent,
But will ye stay?
I hear the rustle of wings,
Ye meditate what to say
Ere ye go to quit me for ever and aye.
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MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Poet (3).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/145/.
Chicago
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Poet (3).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/145/.
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