Nature
Why Do Ye Call the Poet Lonely
From Among the Millet (1888)
Nature
Why do ye call the poet lonely,
Because he dreams in lonely places?
He is not desolate, but only
Sees, where ye cannot, hidden faces.
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Codex Note
From Among the Millet (1888)
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Lampman, Archibald. “Why Do Ye Call the Poet Lonely.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lampman/10/.
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Lampman, Archibald. “Why Do Ye Call the Poet Lonely.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lampman/10/.
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