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Teasdale, Sara

Sara Teasdale (August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933), was an American lyrical poet. She was born Sara Trevor Teasdale in St. Louis, Missouri, and after her marriage in 1914 she went by the name "'Sara Teasdale Filsinger'".. American lyrical poet

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Debt

 What do I owe to you
 Who loved me deep and long?
You never gave my spirit wings
 Or gave my heart a song.

But oh, to him I loved,
 Who loved me not at all,
I owe the open gate
 That led through heaven's wall.



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