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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SKY-LINE, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: Man builds his barriers, obscures the light
Last Line: The sky-line changes, -- there is still the sky.
Subject(s): Heaven; Light; Sky; Paradise
First Line: Man builds his barriers, obscures the light
Last Line: The sky-line changes, -- there is still the sky.
Subject(s): Heaven; Light; Sky; Paradise
MAN builds his barriers, obscures the light
That only waits the word to glad his sight;
But heaven is overhead, though far and high;
The sky-line changes, -- there is still the sky.
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