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In the Loft

by Dora Read Goodale

In the hay-loft, dark and sweet,
With the breath of new-mown hay
There the lights and shadows fall
Weird upon the seamed, scarred wall,
And the dusky swallows soar
High above the broken floor,
Lightly poise on tiny feet,
Quiver, dip, and dart away.

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