"I hail the seasons as they go, I woo the sunshine, brave the wind, I scan the lily and the rose, I nod to every nodding tree, I follow every stream that flows, And wait beside the steadfast sea."

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19th-century poets from the United StatesWomen authors from the United States20th-century poets from the United StatesPoets from MassachusettsNovelists from Massachusetts
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"The Poet's Secret", line 3, in Poems (Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1895), p. 1. Kindle ebook ASIN B0084BS0QSASIN