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HAZE by HENRY DAVID THOREAU

Poet Analysis

First Line: WOOF OF THE SUN, ETHEREAL GAUZE
Last Line: ESTABLISH THY SERENITY O'ER THE FIELDS.
Subject(s): FOG; HAZE;

Woof of the sun, ethereal gauze,
Woven of Nature's richest stuffs,
Visible heat, air-water, and dry sea,
Last conquest of the eye;
Toil of the day displayed, sun-dust,
Aerial surf upon the shores of the earth,
Ethereal estuary, frith of light,
Breakers of air, billows of heat,
Fine summer spray on inland seas;
Bird of the sun, transparent-winged
Owlet of noon, soft-pinioned,
From hearth or stubble rising without song;
Establish thy serenity o'er the fields.



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