Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE REFUGEEE, by NATHALIA CRANE


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THE REFUGEEE, by                    
First Line: I shall go back to the sea-shell
Last Line: Since peace sits as one in the dust.


I shall go back to the sea-shell,
Beginning all over again,
Back to the heart of the garnet,
Back to the butterfly's vein.

There I shall 'scape all the scholars,
Giants who chant of belief;
Pebbles will open their caverns,
Pastures will call from a leaf.

There I will tarry with small things,
Choosing my pin-point domain,
Finding a star in an atom
Carries the heavenly strain.

Willing to worship the little,
Even the specks of the rust,
Counting my trifles as priceless --
Since peace sits as one in the dust.





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