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Again let us dream where the land lies sunny,
And live, like the bees, on our hearts' old honey,
Away from the world that slaves for money—
Come, journey the way with me.

— Madison Cawein New Poems (1909)

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There are haunters of the silence, ghosts that hold the heart and brain.

New Poems (1909)

Some shall reap that never sow;
And some shall toil and not attain.

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Old homes! old hearts! Upon my soul forever
Their peace and gladness lie like tears and laughter.

Myth and Romance (1899)

What magic shall solve us the secret
Of beauty that’s born for an hour?

Undertones (1896)

At daybreak Morn shall come to me
In raiment of the white winds spun.

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