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The birds flew southward down the sky; Upon a golden linden tree The leaves that fluttered seemed to sigh, "Prepare for death, and follow me." My father's father slept below So dreamless deep and silently, I spelled the message soft and slow, "Prepare for death, and follow me." —Ah me! THE BIRDS FLEW SOUTHWARD DOWN THE SKY UPON A GOLDEN LINDEN TREE THE LEAVES THAT FLUTTERED SEEMED TO SIGH PREPARE FOR DEATH AND FOLLOW ME MY FATHER'S FATHER SLEPT BELOW SO DREAMLESS DEEP AND SILENTLY I SPELLED THE MESSAGE SOFT AND SLOW PREPARE FOR DEATH AND FOLLOW ME AH ME
ustering buds, and hid Among lush marigolds, and slid Between tall serried ranks of reeds, And stroked their little leaves and lipped The flower-spangled jewel-weeds; Then, speeding suddenly amid Faint shimmering spray, it lightly tripped Across white pebbly sand, and stripped The marsh flowers’ gold, and fled, half seen, A splash of silver through the green. And all the while that music sweet Kept softly murmuring at my feet, As down the rocks in ceaseless streams The limpid cascades poured, and still The slumberous light in yellow beams Bathed the green hemlock boughs,—until I seemed to lose all waking will, And all my soul was lulled to dreams; Wherethrough there floated, drowsy-wise, Bright glints of bird-wings, gracious gleams Of tender, sunlit summer skies, And fleet, sweet visions of the rare Deep, shadowy hearts the forests bear. _FOREBODING_ The scarlet briars trailed across The grave I journeyed far to see; Upon the stone, half hid in moss, “Prepare for death, and follow me.”  FOREBODING BY EVELEEN'S STEIN READ FOR LIVERCH DOT ORG BY CARROW THE SCARLET BRIARS TRAILED ACROSS THE GRAVE I JOURNEYED FAR TO SEA UPON THE STONE HALF HID IN MOSS PREPARE FOR DEATH AND FOLLOW ME
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