Poem by Joaquin (Cincinnatus Hiner) Miller

The Voice of the Dove

Come, listen O love, to the voice of the dove,
Come, hearken and hear him say,
"There are many Tomorrows, my love, my love,
There is only one Today."

And all day long you can hear him say,
This day in purple is rolled,
And the baby stars of the milky way
They are cradled in cradles of gold.

Now what is thy secret, serene gray dove,
Of singing so sweetly alway?
"There are many Tomorrows, my love, my love,
There is only one Today." 

1. Yosemite
2. California on the Passing of Tennyson
3. Sea-Blown
4. In Southern California
5. Don't Stop at the Station Despair

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