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TAMALPAIS, SELECTION by CHARLES WARREN STODDARD

First Line: THE HOLLOW MOON, AND UP BETWEEN
Last Line: WITH DUSTY PURPLE OF THE GRAPE.
Subject(s): TAMALPAIS, MOUNT (CALIFORNIA);

The hollow moon, and up between
An oak with yard-long mosses, green
In sunlight, now as dull as crêpe;
The mountain softened in its shape,
Its perfect symmetry attained—
And swathed in velvet folds, and stained
With dusty purple of the grape.



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