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Quotes from The Chinese Nightingale, and Other Poems — Vachel Lindsay

d. 1931 United States

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Man is a torch, then ashes soon,
May and June, then dead December,
Dead December, then again June.
Who shall end my dream's confusion?
Life is a loom, weaving illusion.

The Chinese Nightingale, and Other Poems (1919)

They spoke, I think, of perils past.
They spoke, I think, of peace at last.
One thing I remember: Spring came on forever,
Spring came on forever,
Said the Chinese nightingale.

The Chinese Nightingale, and Other Poems (1919)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Vachel Lindsay (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.