Poems (Cromwell)/The Poet
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THE POET
O tell me, tell me, How did you drain Your song to drops Clear as rain?
What labor, what sorrow, What sacrifice, Crystal'd your song To beryl ice?
What burning gladness Warmed it again To a vapor sweet, Clear as rain?
O tell me, tell me, Melody's price—Is it work, is it pain, Is it sacrifice?