Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Francis FisherBrowne844 Under the Blue
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The woods are filled with autumn glory;
The mists are still on field and hill,
The brooklet sings its dreamy story.
I dream by hill and copse and river;
Or in the shade by aspen made
I watch the restless shadows quiver.
That shed their tinted glory o’er me;
While memories sweet around me fleet,
As radiant as the scene before me.
Of autumn skies in splendor given,
Sweet thoughts arise of rare deep eyes
Whose blue is like the blue of heaven.
From radiant skies rich hues are streaming;
But in the blue of pure eyes true
The radiance of my life is beaming.
Faint grow the hues that o’er me quiver;
But the sure light of sweet eyes bright
Shines on forever and forever.