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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By Alice DuerMiller

1617 Song

THE LIGHT of spring

On the emerald earth,

A man, a maid,

And a mood of mirth,

A foolish jest,

That a smile amends—

It took no more

To make us friends.

An evening breeze,

The year in bloom,

Lips quickly met

In the garden’s gloom;

The trees about us,

The stars above—

It took no more

To teach us love.

Frost in the air—

The air like wine—

Go you your way,

And I ’ll go mine.

Lightly we part

Who lightly met—

What more is needed,

When both forget?