Nature
A Love Song
From The Poets and the Poetry of the Century, ed. Alfred H. Miles
Nature
As drooping fern for dewdrops,
For flowers the bee,
Wave-weary birds for woodlands,
Long I for thee.
As rivers seek the ocean,
Tired things their nest,
As storm-worn ships their haven
Seek I thy breast.
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MLA
Todhunter, John. “A Love Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/todhunter/6/.
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Todhunter, John. “A Love Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/todhunter/6/.
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