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The Waterfall

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A patch of meadow upland     Reached by a mile of road,     Soothed by the voice of waters,     With birds and flowers bestowed.     Hither I come for strength     Which well it can supply,     For Love draws might from terrene force     And potencies of sky.     The tremulous battery Earth     Responds to the touch of man;     It thrills to the antipodes,     From Boston to Japan.     The planets' child the planet knows     And to his joy replies;     To the lark's trill unfolds the rose,     Clouds flush their gayest dyes.     When Ali prayed and loved     Where Syrian waters roll,     Upward the ninth heaven thrilled and moved;     At the tread of the jubilant soul.

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About Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement. His poems—including "Brahma," "The Rhodora," and "Concord Hymn"—explore nature, self-reliance, and the oversoul.

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