O that twere possible

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O that twere possible by Alfred Lord Tennyson

O THAT 'twere possible 
After long grief and pain 
To find the arms of my true love 
Round me once again!... 

A shadow flits before me 5 
Not thou but like to thee: 
Ah Christ! that it were possible 
For one short hour to see 
The souls we loved that they might tell us 
What and where they be! 10 


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