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JOY (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: THERE'S A SOFT ROSY GLOW O'ER THE WHOLE WORLD TO-DAY
Last Line: O SOUL OF ME, DRINK, ERE NIGHT FALLETH AGAIN!
Subject(s): HAPPINESS; JOY; DELIGHT;

There's a soft rosy glow o'er the whole world to-day,
There's a freshness and fragrance that trembles in May,
There's a lilt in the music that vibrates and thrills
From the uttermost glades to the tops of the hills.

Oh! I am so happy, my heart is so light,
The shades and the shadows have vanished from sight,
This wild pulsing gladness throbs like a sweet pain—
O soul of me, drink, ere night falleth again!



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