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Sonnet III

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Mindful of you the sodden earth in spring,             And all the flowers that in the springtime grow,             And dusty roads, and thistles, and the slow         Rising of the round moon, all throats that sing         The summer through, and each departing wing,             And all the nests that the bared branches show,             And all winds that in any weather blow,         And all the storms that the four seasons bring.         You go no more on your exultant feet             Up paths that only mist and morning knew,         Or watch the wind, or listen to the beat             Of a bird's wings too high in air to view,--         But you were something more than young and sweet             And fair,--and the long year remembers you.

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