Vachel Lindsay Poems

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81.
Queen Mab In The Village

Once I loved a fairy,
Queen Mab it was. Her voice
Was like a little Fountain
That bids the birds rejoice.
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82.
What The Snow Man Said

The Moon’s a snowball. See the drifts
Of white that cross the sphere.
The Moon’s a snowball, melted down
A dozen times a year.
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83.
Crickets On A Strike

The foolish queen of fairyland
From her milk-white throne in a lily-bell,
Gave command to her cricket-band
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84.
The Soul Of The City Receives The Gift Of The Holy Spirit

A BROADSIDE DISTRIBUTED IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS


Censers are swinging,
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85.
We Meet At The Judgment And I Fear It Not

Though better men may fear that trumpet's warning,
I meet you, lady, on the Judgment morning,
With golden hope my spirit still adorning.
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86.
Niagara

I

Within the town of Buffalo
Are prosy men with leaden eyes.
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87.
The Tale Of The Tiger-Tree

A Fantasy, dedicated to the little poet Alice Oliver Henderson, ten years old.

The Fantasy shows how tiger-hearts are the cause of war in all ages. It shows how the mammoth forces may be either friends or enemies of the struggle for peace. It shows how the dream of peace is unconquerable and eternal.

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88.
My Lady Is Compared To A Young Tree

When I see a young tree
In its white beginning,
With white leaves
And white buds
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89.
Eden In Winter

[Supposed to be chanted to some rude instrument at a modern fireplace]


Chant we the story now
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90.
Look You, I'Ll Go Pray

Look you, I'll go pray,
My shame is crying,
My soul is gray and faint,
My faith is dying.
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