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To the Reader at Parting

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To the Reader at Parting by Walt Whitman

 NOW, dearest comrade, lift me to your face, 
We must separate awhile—Here! take from my lips this kiss. 
Whoever you are, I give it especially to you; 
So long!—And I hope we shall meet again.

Form: Free verse

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