Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JOY, by SARA TEASDALE


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First Line: I am wild, I will sing to the trees
Last Line: Now at last I can live!
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.
Subject(s): Happiness; Joy; Delight


I am wild, I will sing to the trees,
I will sing to the stars in the sky,
I love, I am loved, he is mine,
Now at last I can die!

I am sandaled with wind and with flame,
I have heart-fire and singing to give,
I can tread on the grass or the stars,
Now at last I can live!








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