A ball of fire shoots through the tamarack In scarlet splen… - Joel Benton

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A ball of fire shoots through the tamarack
In scarlet splendor, on voluptuous wings;
Delirious joy the pyrotechnist brings,
Who marks for us high summer's almanac.
How instantly the red-coat hurtles back!

Joel Benton

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(May 29, 1832 – September 15, 1911) was an American writer, poet and lecturer.

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