| James Weldon Johnson, ed. (18711938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922. |
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| Two Points of View |
| | | Lucian B. Watkins |
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| FROM this low-lying valley; Oh, how sweet | |
| And cool and calm and great is life, I ween, | |
| There on yon mountain-thronethat sun-gold crest! | |
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| From this uplifted, mighty mountain-seat: | |
| How bright and still and warm and soft and green | 5 |
| Seems yon low lily-vale of peace and rest! | |
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