I have need of the sky, I have business with the grass; I w… - Richard Hovey

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I have need of the sky,
I have business with the grass;
I will up and get me away where the hawk is wheeling
Lone and high,
And the slow clouds go by.
I will get me away to the waters that glass
The clouds as they pass.
I will get me away to the woods.

Richard Hovey

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Richard Hovey (1864 – 1900) was an American composer, poet and playwright.

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