I never knew how wide the dark, I never knew the depth of space, I never knew how frail a bark, How small is man within his place,Not till I heard th… - Mary Gilmore

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I never knew how wide the dark,
I never knew the depth of space,
I never knew how frail a bark,
How small is man within his place,Not till I heard the swans go by,
Not till I marked their haunting cry,
Not till, within the vague on high,
I watched them pass across the sky. ...