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Born in November 10, 1879 / Died in December 5, 1931 / United States / English

Poems by Vachel Lindsay

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Davy Jones' Door-Bell

... (Every line sung one step deeper than the line preceding) ...

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The Conscientious Deacon

... But black shadows, grey shadows, green shadows come ...

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My Lady Is Compared To A Young Tree

... With the youngest woodland sapling ...

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What Grandpa Mouse Said

... Leave good green cheese by moonlit trees ...

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Once More—To Gloriana

... And diamond stars, and mists that float ...

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What The Snow Man Said

... The Moon’s a snowball, melted down ...

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What The Forester Said

... Where all night long the old trees stand ...

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The Dreamer

... Thence Faiths blow forth to angels ...

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The Horrid Voice Of Science

...   There's a mainspring to the bee ...

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Parvenu

... She longs for sleep in cinders curled— ...

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The Beggar Speaks

... Their hearts die in their youth with neither ...

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The Golden Whales Of California

... And the band-stands sound the trombone, the saxophone and xylophone ...

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John Bunny, Motion Picture Comedian

... the king’s jester, who died when Hamlet and Ophelia were children ...

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Edwin Booth

... first impersonated Hamlet when a barnstormer in California ...

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The Old Horse In The City

... Run down the street and mount the hill ...