Alfred H. Miles, ed. Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By A Light Load (1891). I. Spring SongDollie Radford (18581920)
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To many a broken wind-tossed bough,
And young birds among branches sing
That mutely hung till now.
In dewy meadows, sleep and dream
Beside the brook that twinkles by
To some great lonely stream.
From many a warm and cosy nest,
Look up to see the young moon hold
The old moon to her breast.
To-night with longings sweet and new,
And young hopes beat within a heart
Grown old in loving you.