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The
Circle of Affection and Other Pieces in Prose and Verse
by
Duncan Campbell Scott
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TO
DEAVER BROWN
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SWEET
CHILD, unseen though loved as dear
As any that are known and near,
How can I send
To you so far in space and time
This burden of a rainbow-rhyme,
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A love
that bears
The seven diaphanous lines that bend
Above the treasuries and hold
The mystic hoard of gold.
In after years of fullest life
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With
all the joy amid the strife,
When you may see a rainbow hung
Between the mist-cloud and the sun—
Beauty of earth yet far above—
The pure, prismatic arc of love
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That
bears the promise in the glow,
May you recall these lines and know
He sent such love when he was old
To me when I was young.
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