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THE BROOK by EDWARD NOYES POMEROY

First Line: BRIGHT MOUNTAIN BROOK THAT FLOWEST AT MY FEET
Last Line: TO DO EACH DAY THE WORK APPOINTED ME.
Subject(s): BROOKS; NATURE; SOLITUDE; STREAMS; CREEKS; LONELINESS;

Bright mountain brook that flowest at my feet,
Forever laving this unheeding stone,
The music of thy liquid monotone
Unchanging all day long dost thou repeat.
Musing I gaze upon thee from my seat,
Not lonely, altho never more alone,
Since thou art company and I am one
To whom thy noise is melody complete.
Would I could daily go my way like thee:
My voice as soft as thine, my smile as bright,
My course as fearless toward that mighty sea
That all the streams of life awaits; the night
Of gorge and chasm unthought of; my delight
To do each day the work appointed me.



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