Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SHADOW-EVIDENCE, by MARY ELIZABETH MAPES DODGE


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First Line: Swift o'er the sunny grass
Last Line: All my life long.


SWIFT o'er the sunny grass,
I saw a shadow pass
With subtle charm, --
So quick, so full of life,
With thrilling joy so rife,
I started lest, unknown,
My step -- ere it was flown --
Had done it harm.

Why look up to the blue?
The bird was gone, I knew,
Far out of sight.
Steady and keen of wing,
The slight, impassioned thing,
Intent on a goal unknown,
Had held its course alone
In silent flight.

Dear little bird, and fleet,
Flinging down at my feet
Shadow for song:
More sure am I of thee --
Unseen, unheard by me --
Than of some things felt and known,
And guarded as my own,
All my life long.





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