“Her soul's light shines through,
But her soul cannot be seen.”

— Joyce Kilmer

Main Street and Other Poems (1917), A Blue Valentine
Context: Her soul's light shines through,
But her soul cannot be seen.
It is something elusive, whimsical, tender, wanton, infantile, wise
And noble.

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American poet, editor, literary critic, soldier 1886–1918

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