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" On a midsummer night, on a night that was eerie with stars,
In a wood too deep for a single star to look through,
You led down a path whose turnings you knew in the darkness,
But the scent of the dew-dripping cedars was all that I knew.

I drank of the darkness, I was fed with the honey of fragrance,
I was glad of my life, the drawing of breath was sweet;
I heard your voice, you said, 'Look down, see the glow-worm!'
It was there before me, a small star white at my feet. "

Sara Teasdale , The Collected Poems


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Sara Teasdale quote : On a midsummer night, on a night that was eerie with stars,<br />In a wood too deep for a single star to look through,<br />You led down a path whose turnings you knew in the darkness,<br />But the scent of the dew-dripping cedars was all that I knew.<br /><br />I drank of the darkness, I was fed with the honey of fragrance,<br />I was glad of my life, the drawing of breath was sweet;<br />I heard your voice, you said, 'Look down, see the glow-worm!'<br />It was there before me, a small star white at my feet.