“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.”

—  Elizabeth Drew Stoddard

From The Poet's Secret 1895 edition in Poems kindle ebook ASIN B0084BS0QSASIN

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United States poet and novelist 1823–1902

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