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George Chester Morse, "To a Young Poet" (1927)

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Just as molten thoughts o’erflow
   From an unknown fiery source
      To form themselves in poetry,
Such is the wavering self in woe
   Seeking life’s straight or winding course.
      To infinity.


Published in Ebony and Topaz

 

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