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African American Literature
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Heart Yearnings
George Marion McClellan
Oh! for the welcome breath of country air,
To cool once more my thirst, where bubbled up
Far, far away, from early scenes am I;
With Summer skies and flowers,
To shout and feel once more the halcyon
Of gayer boyhood hours
I think the sight of fields and shady lanes
Would ease my heart of pains.
To cool once more my thirst, where bubbled up
The waters of a spring,
Where I have seen the golden daffodils
And lillies flourishing,
My fevered heart would more than half forget
Its sighs, and vain regret.
Far, far away, from early scenes am I;
And, too, my youth has fled;
For me a stranger's land, a stranger's sky,
That arches overhead.
For scenes and joys that now have passed me by,
I can but give a sigh.
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