What dost thou here, thou shining, sinless thing,
With many colored hues and shapely wing?
Why quit the open field and summer air
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Christ washed the feet of Judas!
The dark and evil passions of his soul,
His secret plot, and sordidness complete,
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The full September moon sheds floods of light,
And all the bayou's face is gemmed with stars
Save where are dropped fantastic shadows down
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Hills of dear delight,
Prompting my dreams that used to be,
I know you are waiting me still to-night
By the Unika Range of Tennessee.
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All Nashville is a chill. And everywhere
Like desert sand, when the winds blow,
There is each moment sifted through the air,
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