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Wylie,
Elinor
An American poet and novelist who was popular before World War II.. American poet and novelist
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Prophecy
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Written by:
Elinor
Wylie
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I shall die hidden in a hut
In the middle of an alder wood,
With the back door blind and bolted shut,
And the front door locked for good.
I shall lie folded like a saint,
Lapped in a scented linen sheet,
On a bedstead striped with bright-blue paint,
Narrow and cold and neat.
The midnight will be glassy black
Behind the panes, with wind about
To set his mouth against a crack
And blow the candle out.
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