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Sara Teasdale

When they see my songs
 They will sigh and say,
“Poor soul, wistful soul,
 Lonely night and day.”

They will never know
 All your love for me
Surer than the spring,
 Stronger than the sea;

Hidden out of sight
 Like a miser’s gold
In forsaken fields
 Where the wind is cold.

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From Flame and Shadow | Macmillian, 1920

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