Social Commentaries
The New-Comers
From The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems (1899)
Social Commentaries
Two swallows--each preening a long glossy feather;
Now they gossip and dart through the silvery weather;
Oh, praise to the Highest--two lovers together--
Free, free in the fathomless world of air.
No fate to oppose and no fortune to sunder;
Blue sky overhead--green sky breaking under;
And their home on the cliff in the midst of the wonder,
Hung high beyond fear on the gray granite stair.
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MLA
Markham, Edwin. “The New-Comers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/58/.
Chicago
Markham, Edwin. “The New-Comers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/markham/58/.
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