by John Vance Cheney (1848 - 1922)

There would I be
Language: English 
There would I be 
Where black pines file between the 
bowlders; 

Where voices call the sea-birds 
From the sea. 

Where peaks, at morn, 
Put on wild yellows as they break; 
O night, to patient spaces 
Stars are born. 

Where, with the day, 
The deer get up, scaring the dreams; 
Where quail scratch in the open, 
Rabbits play.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
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Word count: 58