| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1553. The Creek-Road |
| | | By Madison Cawein |
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| CALLING, the heron flies athwart the blue | |
| That sleeps above it; reach on rocky reach | |
| Of water sings by sycamore and beech, | |
| In whose warm shade bloom lilies not a few. | |
| It is a page whereon the sun and dew | 5 |
| Scrawl sparkling words in dawn’s delicious speech; | |
| A laboratory where the wood-winds teach, | |
| Dissect each scent and analyze each hue. | |
| Not otherwise than beautiful, doth it | |
| Record the happenings of each summer day; | 10 |
| Where we may read, as in a catalogue, | |
| When passed a thresher; when a load of hay; | |
| Or when a rabbit; or a bird that lit; | |
| And now a barefoot truant and his dog. | |
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