The Voice of the Dove

by Joaquin Miller English

Come listen, O Love, to the voice of the dove, Come, hearken and hear him say, There are many To-morrows, my Love, my Love,— There is only one To-day. And all day long you can hear him say This day in purple is rolled, And the baby stars of the milky-way— They are cradled in cradles of gold. Now what is thy secret, serene gray dove, Of singing so sweetly alway? “There are many To-morrows, my Love, my Love,— There is only one To-day.”

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