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ON MAUI ISLE by J. F. HARRIS

First Line: THE MOON-DRENCHED SEA IS CALM TONIGHT
Last Line: THAN THY NIGHT IS TO ME.
Subject(s): MAUI ISLAND, HAWAII;
The moon-drenched sea is calm tonight
From Oahu to Maui's sands
And high, beyond its harbor light,
@3Iao@1 Needle stands.

On yonder isle, soon to arise,
Her mind untrammeled, free,
Far from my side a maiden lies
I would could lie with me.

Lie easy, sweet. Thy dream be bright.
Thy sleep bring smiles to thee;
And kinder be to thee thy night
Than thy night is to me.



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