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Title: Nirvana Days

Author: Cale Young Rice

Release Date: October 7, 2009 [EBook #30198]

Language: English

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NIRVANA DAYS

BY
CALE YOUNG RICE

AUTHOR OF
CHARLES DI TOCCA, A NIGHT IN AVIGNON,
YOLANDA OF CYPRUS, DAVID, ETC.

NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
MCMIX

_Copyright, 1909, by Cale Young Rice_

TO
JAMES LANE ALLEN

WITH FRIENDSHIP AND FAITHFUL ESTEEM

FOREWORD

A few of the poems of this volume are retained from two of the author's
earlier volumes which are now out of print. The rest are new.

CONTENTS

NON-DRAMATIC: PAGE
INVOCATION 3
THE FAIRIES OF GOD 4
A SONG OF THE OLD VENETIANS 6
NIRVANA DAYS 8
THE YOUNG TO THE OLD 21
OFF THE IRISH COAST 23
A VISION OF VENUS AND ADONIS 24
SOMNAMBULISM 26
SERENATA MAGICA 28
O-S