Emerald Story Book

<h3><SPAN name="A_LYRIC_OF_JOY">A LYRIC OF JOY</SPAN></h3> <p class="center"><span class="smcap">Bliss Carman</span></p> <div class="poetry-container"> <div class="poetry"> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse indent0">Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune,</div> <div class="verse indent0">I saw the white daisies go down to the sea;</div> <div class="verse indent0">A host in the sunshine, a snowdrift in June,</div> <div class="verse indent0">The people God sends us to set our hearts free.</div> </div> <div class="stanza"> <div class="verse indent0">The bob-o-links rallied them up from the dell,</div> <div class="verse indent0">The orioles whistled them out of the wood;</div> <div class="verse indent0">And all of their singing was, “Earth, it is well,”</div> <div class="verse indent0">And all of their dancing was, “Life, thou art good.”</div> </div> </div></div> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN id="Page_149"></SPAN>[149]</span></p> <hr class="chap" /> <!--chapter--> <p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN id="Page_150"></SPAN>[150]</span></p> <h3><SPAN name="AMONG_THE_TREE-TOPS">AMONG THE TREE-TOPS</SPAN></h3> <hr class="chap" /> <!--chapter--> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />