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Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (11 August 1836 β 22 December 1919) was an American poet from Kentucky.
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βYet, with this ruined Old World for a nest,
Worm-eaten through and through,-β
Worm-eaten through and through,-β
βAll the glories of the sunset,
In the sunrise one may see;
That which others call the dawning
Is the night for you and me.β
In the sunrise one may see;
That which others call the dawning
Is the night for you and me.β
βOther suns will shine as golden,
Other skies be just as blue;
Other south winds blow as softly,
Gently drinking up the dew.β
Other skies be just as blue;
Other south winds blow as softly,
Gently drinking up the dew.β
βIf this be all, for which I've listened long,
Oh, spirit of the dew!
You did not sing to Shelley such a song
As Shelley sung to you.β
Oh, spirit of the dew!
You did not sing to Shelley such a song
As Shelley sung to you.β
βMy mother says I must not pass
Too near that glass;
She is afraid that I will see
A little witch that looks like me,
With a red mouth to whisper low
The very thing I should not know.β
Too near that glass;
She is afraid that I will see
A little witch that looks like me,
With a red mouth to whisper low
The very thing I should not know.β
βThis was your butterfly, you seeβ
His fine wings made him vain:
The caterpillars crawl, but he
Passed them in rich disdain.β
My pretty boy says, βLet him be
Only a worm again!β
His fine wings made him vain:
The caterpillars crawl, but he
Passed them in rich disdain.β
My pretty boy says, βLet him be
Only a worm again!β
βThere stretch'd a sleeping army. One by one,
They took their places until thousands met;
No leader's stars flash'd on before, and none
Lean'd on his sword or stagger'd with his gun --
I wonder if their feet have rested yet!β
They took their places until thousands met;
No leader's stars flash'd on before, and none
Lean'd on his sword or stagger'd with his gun --
I wonder if their feet have rested yet!β
About Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (11 August 1836 β 22 December 1919) was an American poet from Kentucky.