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Silver bark of beech, and
Bark of yellow birch and yellow Twig of willow.
Stripe of green in moosewood maple,
Colour seen in leaf of apple, Bark of popple.
Wood of popple pale as moonbeam,
Wood of oak for yoke and barn-beam, Wood of hornbeam.
Silver bark of beech, and
Stem of elder, tall and yellow Twig of willow.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright.
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