  Into the sunshine, Full of the light, Leaping and flashing From morn till night! Into the moonlight, Whiter than snow, Waving so flower-like When the winds blow! Into the starlight, Rushing in spray, Happy at midnight, Happy by day; Ever in motion, Blithesome and cheery, Still climbing heavenward Never aweary;— Glad of all weathers; Still seeming best, Upward or downward, Motion thy rest;— Full of a nature Nothing can tame, Changed every moment, Ever the same;— Ceaseless aspiring, Ceaseless content, Darkness or sunshine Thy element;— Glorious fountain! Let my heart be Fresh, changeful, constant, Upward, like thee! Lowell |
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