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Meeting Above If yon bright stars which gem the night Be each a blissful dwelling-sphere Where kindred spirits reunite Whom death hath torn asunder here,— How sweet it were at once to die, To leave this blighted orb afar! Mixt soul and soul to cleave the... Poet: William Leggett	Above the Clouds ’MID white Sierras, that slope to the sea, Lie turbulent lands. Go dwell in the skies, And the thundering tongues of Yosemitè Shall persuade you to silence, and you shall be wise. I but sing for the love of song and the few Who loved me first and... Poet: Joaquin Miller	Cocoon above! Cocoon below! Cocoon above! Cocoon below! Stealthy Cocoon, why hide you so What all the world suspect? An hour, and gay on every tree Your secret, perched in ecstasy Defies imprisonment! An hour in Chrysalis to... Poet:	How the Waters closed above Him How the Waters closed above Him We shall never know — How He stretched His Anguish to us That — is covered too — Spreads the Pond Her Base of Lilies Bold above the Boy Whose unclaimed Hat and Jacket... Poet:
Papa above! Papa above! Regard a Mouse O'erpowered by the Cat! Reserve within thy kingdom A "Mansion" for the Rat! Snug in seraphic Cupboards To nibble all the day While unsuspecting Cycles ... Poet:	These held their Wick above the West — These held their Wick above the West — Till when the Red declined — Or how the Amber aided it — Defied to be defined — Then waned without disparagement In a dissembling Hue That would not let the Eye... Poet: