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THE WET WOODS by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE

First Line: THIS PATH LEADS TO THE LAUREL
Last Line: I WILL BE ALONE WITH SORROW.
Subject(s): SOLITUDE; LONELINESS;

This path lads to the laurel,
And that, winds to the burn:
Hemlocks, pines, and birches,
Know the one that I turn.

It is wet in the woods to-day,—
And perhaps, the sun to-morrow,
Shall weave its gold, while away
I will be alone with sorrow.



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