Come, hearken and hear him say,
THERE ARE MANY TO-MORROWS, MY LOVE, MY LOVE, —
THERE IS ONLY ONE TO-DAY.
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Dedication to his daughter Jaunita Miller on her 10th birthday, later published as "The Voice of the Dove".
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Come listen, O Love, to the voice of the dove,
Come, hearken and hear him say,
THERE ARE MANY TO-MORROWS, MY LOVE, MY LOVE, —
THERE IS ONLY ONE TO-DAY.

— Joaquin Miller

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Come listen, O Love, to the voice of the dove,
Come, hearken and hear him say,
THERE ARE MANY TO-MORROWS, MY LOVE, MY LOVE, —
THERE IS ONLY ONE TO-DAY.
" in the context of "Dedication to his daughter Jaunita Miller on her 10th birthday, later published as "The Voice of the Dove"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Joaquin Miller

About Joaquin Miller

Joaquin Miller (September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913) was the pen name of the American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller.