41. The little cares which fretted me

1 The little cares which fretted me,
I lost them yesterday
Among the fields, above the sea,
Among the winds at play;
Among the lowing of the herds,
The rustling of the trees,
Among the singing of the birds,
The humming of the bees.

2 The foolish fears of what may come,
I cast them all away
Among the clover-scented grass,
Among the new-mown hay;
Among the hushing of the corn,
Where drowsing poppies nod.
Ill thoughts can die, and good be born,
Out in the fields of God.

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First Line: The little cares which fretted me
Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Topic: God the Father: Works
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