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Cowslips in water... I found them wading
Up to their little green knees...


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The hills are going somewhere;
They have been on the way a long time.
They are like camels in a line
But they move more slowly.


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There is a star that runs very fast,
That goes pulling the moon
Through the tops of the poplars.


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Bridges do sometimes begin on the earth
And end in the sky.


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The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers.


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Hilda Conkling

Hilda Conkling

Born: October 8, 1910
Died: June 26, 1986 (aged 75)
Bio: Hilda Conkling was an American poet. She was the daughter of Grace Hazard Conkling, a poet in her own right and Assistant Professor of English at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Hilda was born in New York state.
Known for:
  1. Poems By a Little Girl (1920)
  2. Shoes of the Wind: A Book of Poems (1922)
  3. Ten Little Ducks

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