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Among the Millet and Other Poems

by Archibald Lampman

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Passion

As a weed beneath the ocean,
 As a pool beneath a tree
Answers with each breath or motion
 An imperious mastery;

So my spirit swift with passion
 Finds in every look a sign,
Catching in some wondrous fashion
 Every mood that governs thine.

In a moment it will borrow,
 Flashing in a gusty train,
Laughter and desire and sorrow
 Anger and delight and pain.

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