| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1920. 1920. |
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| | | Leonora Speyer |
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| IF I could sing the song of the dawn, | |
| The carolling word of leaf or bird, | |
| And the sun-waked fern uncurling there | |
| I would go lonely and would not care! | |
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| If I could sing the song of the dusk, | 5 |
| The stars and moon of glistening June | |
| Lit at the foot and the head of me, | |
| The Spinner might break the thread of me! | |
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| If I could sing but the song of love, | |
| Fill my throat with each sounding note, | 10 |
| Others might kiss and clasp and cling, | |
Mine be the lips that would sing—would sing!
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