And I never started to plow ...

And I never started to plow in my life That some one did not stop in the road And take me away to a dance or picnic. I ended up with forty acres; I ended up with a broken fiddle— And a broken laugh, and a thousand memories, And not a single regret.
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 Edgar Lee Masters

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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
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 Edgar Lee Masters
The soul of the river had entered my soul, And the gathered power of my soul was moving So swiftly, it seemed to be at rest Under cities of cloud and under Spheres of silver and changing worlds Until I saw a flash of trumpets Above the battlements over Time!
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 Edgar Lee Masters