| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1142. Dwainie |
| | | From “The Flying Islands of the Night” |
| | | By James Whitcomb Riley |
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| AY, Dwainie!—My Dwainie! | |
| The lurloo ever sings, | |
| A tremor in his flossy crest | |
| And in his glossy wings. | |
| And Dwainie!—My Dwainie! | 5 |
| The winno-welvers call;— | |
| But Dwainie hides in Spirkland | |
| And answers not at all. | |
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| The teeper twitters Dwainie!— | |
| The tcheucker on his spray | 10 |
| Teeters up and down the wind, | |
| And will not fly away: | |
| And Dwainie!—My Dwainie! | |
| The drowsy oovers drawl;— | |
| But Dwainie hides in Spirkland | 15 |
| And answers not at all. | |
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| O Dwainie!—My Dwainie! | |
| The breezes hold their breath,— | |
| The stars are pale as blossoms, | |
| And the night as still as death; | 20 |
| And Dwainie!—My Dwainie! | |
| The fainting echoes fall;— | |
| But Dwainie hides in Spirkland | |
| And answers not at all. | |
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