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Ballads
of Lost Haven: A Book of the Sea
by
Bliss Carman
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NOONS
OF POPPY
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NOONS
of poppy, noons of poppy,
Scarlet leagues along the sea;
Flaxen hair afloat in sunlight
Love, come down the world to me!
There’s
a Captain I must ship with, |
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(Heart,
that day be far from now!)
Wears his dark command in silence
With the sea-frost on his brow.
Noons
of poppy, noons of poppy,
Purple shadows by the sea;
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How
should love take thought to wonder
What the destined port may be?
Nay,
if love have joy for shipmate
For a night-watch or a year,
Dawn will light o’er Lonely Haven, |
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Heart
to happy heart, as here.
Noons
of poppy, noons of poppy,
Scarlet acres by the sea
Burning to the blue above them;
Love, the world is full for me.
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