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THE POET AND THE REST OF CREATION by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: UP COMES THE SUN WITH MERRY LIGHT
Last Line: FOR ME TO WRITE OF THEM.
Subject(s): POETRY & POETS;

Up comes the sun with merry light
And puts the dark to rout;
It makes a very pleasant sight
For me to write about.

The river flowing to the sea
Slips cheerily along;
It's quite the proper thing for me
To celebrate in song.

The mountains rise on either hand
Majestical to view,
And I shall find them very grand
To write a sonnet to.

The ocean stretches far and wide,
It fills a mighty cup;
Some day I surely shall decide
To write the ocean up.

The city, with its rapid stream
Of mortals gay or wan,
Will make a very jolly theme
To write an ode upon.

So many pretty things I see
Within the horizon's hem,
And all are waiting anxiously
For me to write of them.



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