Nike
Bliss Carman
1861 to 1929
Track 1
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With a soul more subtle
With that breast and bearing,
Of the purple asters
Wise with all the silence
Walking on the sea;
One sweet lyric woman—
Such a hand as Beauty
Quiet as the days
Frailer than a moth's wing
With a voice more tender
Rhythmed and poised and free
In new shapes of art;
When they lift and stir —
Must have praised and known,
Dearer than the sun.
Such a head the victors
I give thanks for one,
Of the waiting hills,
Delicate as grasses
Seeking for her freedom
Lovelier than morning,
As superb, untrammeled,
When the gracious twilight
Soft as rain in April,
As the strong pure sea-wind
In the woods of June;
Hears among the thrushes
To the touch that mars;
Nike's very own—
And the autumn haze;
Wakes in them and thrills;
Than the light of stars,
Uses with full heart,
I give thanks for her.
Than the early moon
What do men give thanks for?
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