Saturday, June 6, 2015

The Beach Maid



Down to the beach she daily walks,
     A maiden sweet and fair;
But no one seems to notice her,
     Of all the boarders there.
And does she mind this cold neglect,
     Which some would count a sin?
Ah, no; she digs her clams, and there
     Leaves when the tide rolls in.



June 6, ‘95
Pub. in Boston
Courier, Aug. 11,

1895 

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