Joyce Kilmer, Main Street and Other Poems (1917), In Memory
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The song within your heart could never rise Until love bade it spread its wings and soar.
— Joyce Kilmer on Poetry about love
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About Joyce Kilmer
Alfred Joyce Kilmer (6 December 1886 – 30 July 1918) was an American journalist and poet.
About Joyce Kilmer
Alfred Joyce Kilmer (6 December 1886 – 30 July 1918) was an American journalist and poet.
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