Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE TWO RIVERS: 2; SONNET, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW


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First Line: O river of yesterday, with current swift
Last Line: Will be the right, unless myself be wrong.


O River of Yesterday, with current swift
Through chasms descending, and soon lost to sight,
I do not care to follow in their flight
The faded leaves, that on thy bosom drift!
O River of To-morrow, I uplift
Mine eyes, and thee I follow, as the night
Wanes into morning, and the dawning light
Broadens, and all the shadows fade and shift!
I follow, follow, where thy waters run
Through unfrequented, unfamiliar fields,
Fragrant with flowers and musical with song;
Still follow, follow; sure to meet the sun,
And confident, that what the future yields
Will be the right, unless myself be wrong.





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