north country, The land of the lonely sun, Where God has few for his fellows, And the wolves of the snowdrift run. 

 Once more to the frost-bound valley Comes April with rain in her jar; I can hear the vesper sparrow Under the silver star. 

 And many and dear and gracious Are the dreams that walk at my side From the land of the lingering shadows, As out of the throng I stride. 

 Oh, well for you, mere onlooker, Who drift through the world's great mart! But we of the human sorrow Have a joy beyond your art. 

DAISIES.

 Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army in June, The people God sends us to set our heart free. 

 The bobolinks rallied them up from the dell, The orioles whistled them out of the wood; And all of their singing was, "Earth, it is well!" And all of their dancing was, "Life, thou art good!" 

THE MOCKING-BIRD.

 Hear! hear! hear! Listen! the word Of the mocking-bird! Hear! hear! hear! I will make all clear; I will let you know Where the footfalls go That through the thicket and over the hill Allure, allure. How the bird-voice cleaves Through the weft of leaves With a leap and a thrill Like the flash of a weaver's shuttle, swift and sudden and sure! 

 And la, he is gone--even while I turn The wisdom of his runes to learn. He knows the mystery of the wood, The secret of the solitude; But he will not tell, he will not tell, For all he promises so well. 

KARLENE.

 Word of a little one born in the West,-- How like a sea-bird it comes from the sea, Out of the league-weary waters' unrest Blown with white wings, for a token, to me! 

 Blown with a skriel and a flurry of plumes (Sea-spray and flight-rapture whirled in a gleam!) Here for a sign of the comrade that looms Large in the mist of my love as I dream. 

 He with the heart of an old violin, Vibrant at every least stir in the place, Lyric of woods where the thrushes begin, Wave-questing wanderer, still for a space,-- 

 What will the child of his be (so I muse), Wood-flower, sea-flower, star-flower rare? Worlds here to choose from, and which will she 

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