Charles Hanson Towne - Traffic

Hoof-beats thundering on the paves,
Wagons crashing by.
(But O I dream of distant waves,
God's tent of open sky!)

Bells that clamor all day long,
Rush and roar of steam.
(But I have heard a robin's song,
If only in my dream!)

Charles Hanson Towne

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