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Premium Member Beauty On Earth

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Bright shadows ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ shoots of bliss, 
¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ world's gladness ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
A day to seek; 
Eternity in time; the steps ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
We Climb ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ Lamps that light 
Man through his heap of dark days; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 

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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Paradise; ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
The Cool ¦¦¦¦¦ day; 
The Creatures' _Jubilee_; God's parle with dust; 
Heaven here; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ hills of Myrrh, and flowers; 
Angels descending; ¦¦¦ Returns of Trust; 
A Gleam of glory, ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 

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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ love-feasts; Time's Prerogative, 
And Interest 
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ home of rest. 
The milky way chalked out with suns; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ and in full story 
A taste of Heav'n on earth; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ a full feast: And ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ glory.


(Blackout of Son-Days by Henry Vaughan)


Premium Member Miranda get a life seize the day

¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Miranda wakes, 
Feels the sun ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ unwilling step ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
Shuddering to the mirror. 

¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ Miranda's sight 
Is old and gray and dirty; 
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
This morning she is thirty. 

Shining ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ star, 
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ twilight shining, 
Haunted ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
Miranda is a-pining. 

Silly ¦¦¦¦¦ silver girl, 
Draw ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ toward you; 
Time ¦¦¦ makes the years to whirl 
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ he adored you. 

¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ timelessness for you; 
Calendars ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦¦¦¦ a year, or thirty, to 
Loveliness made woman? 

¦¦¦ Night will not see thirty again, 
¦¦¦ soft ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ Miranda; 
Pick up your glass ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
How old is Spring, Miranda?


(Blackout of A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty by Ogden Nash)

Premium Member The Holding

¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ the break 
Of waters ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ can make 
¦¦¦¦ soil ¦¦¦¦ indurate and strange. 

He ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ holds ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ together 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
The ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ announcing ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ clock; 

Seeking, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ a light ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦¦¦ as a lamp ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ with hills ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦¦¦ no sea ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦ he will find ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
To be enduring, ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
Of hidden ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ glares 
¦¦¦ beauty ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ 

¦¦¦¦¦ something dreadful ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦


(Blackout of A Tale by Louise Bogan)

Premium Member The Greatest Show in the World

The universe has seen the entitled ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ whining ways of kings, ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ waning moons many
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
what is left is the discrimination of souls ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ rewards for the royals, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
the skies with putrefied lies from its anxious beginnings
ancient alibis ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ starting wars ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
The sky is painted putrid brown, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
with spoken words ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ becoming ¦¦¦¦ in medieval dungeons
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ appointees—demigods with ice cold hearts
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the venue shall show evidence ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
electrolyte mix, lemon water, granulated salt, a family remedy
¦¦¦ sadness aside, ¦¦¦ crowds search ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ reason
¦¦¦ tears don’t roll down, ¦¦¦ fears ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ installed within them
Let the side show begin, ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
as the world watches sorrow ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ a dooming star ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ brightly colored with answers
it dulls with ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the peace longed for
a ¦¦¦¦¦¦ shadow performs casting confusion and can’t be caught
nor ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ innocent escape ¦¦¦¦ it, death ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ who near it
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ the habit of lying, the unwritten script
not ¦¦¦¦ of transparencies, ¦¦¦ a bad performance flipped
against King George III ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ they say apply here
¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ disregard for laws, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ on the throne of frustration is the sorest loser ever seen


(Blackout of potus speech review)
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Premium Member A Sad Goodbye Under August Skies

¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦  in the garden, 
Under ¦¦¦ August skies; 
The moon had gone but ¦¦¦ stars shone on, -
¦¦¦¦¦ like your beautiful eyes.
Away from ¦¦¦ glitter and gaslight, 
 in the garden there, 
While ¦¦¦ mirth of the throng, in ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ song, 
Floated ¦¦¦ on the air.

¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ through starlight, 
 I looked ¦¦¦ at you; 
And a feeling came ¦¦¦¦ I could not name, -
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ starnge and new.
Friends ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ only, -
Why should it give me pain
To know you ¦¦¦¦¦ go in the morrow, 
And ¦¦¦¦¦ not come again? 

¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
What matter that we must part? 
But ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ with a ¦¦¦¦¦ surprise, 
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
We did not speak, but your breath on my cheek
Was like a breeze of the south: 
¦¦¦ your ¦¦¦¦ hair brushed my forehead
¦¦¦ your kiss fell on my mouth.

¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ -
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ we went in from the garden, 
Out of ¦¦¦ sweet starlight, 
Back to the ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ music, 
¦¦¦ we said 'Good-bye' ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ - ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦

The river ¦¦¦¦ rolls between us
Can never be crossed, I know, 
¦¦¦ the waters are deep ¦¦¦ the shores ¦¦¦ steep, 
¦¦¦ a maelstrom whirls below; 
But I think we shall always remember, 
Though we ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ strive to forget, 
How you looked in my eyes, 'neath the August skies, 
After the moon had set; -

¦¦¦ you kissed my lips in the garden, 
¦¦¦ we stood in a trance of bliss, 
¦¦¦ our hearts seemed ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ together
In ¦¦¦¦ one thrilling kiss.


(Blackout of In The Garden by Ella Wheeler Wilcox)
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Premium Member Awaiting Spring

'Tis a ¦¦¦¦ sight
To see the year dying,
When winter winds
Set the ¦¦¦¦¦¦ wood sighing:
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

When such a time ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
I ¦¦¦ retire
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
Beside a bright fire:
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦ there I sit
Reading ¦¦¦ things,
Of knights and ¦¦¦¦ damsels,
While the wind sings— 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦

I never ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ attend ¦¦¦ the blast;
For ¦¦¦ to be seen
¦¦¦ the leaves falling fast:
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

But ¦¦¦¦¦ at the hearth,
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ sit I,
Reading of summer
And chivalry— 
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦¦ with an old friend
I talk of youth!
How 'twas gladsome, but ¦¦¦¦¦
Foolish, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦ to get merry
We sing ¦¦¦¦ old rhyme,
That made the wood ring again
In summertime— 
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

Then go we ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Silent and snug:
Nought passes between us,
Save a brown jug— 
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦ sometimes a tear
Will rise in each eye,
Seeing ¦¦¦ two old friends
So merrily— 
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

And ere to bed
¦¦¦ we, go ¦¦¦
Down ¦¦¦
We kneel ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
Praying together!

Thus, ¦¦¦¦¦ live I,
Till, 'mid all the gloom,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ the ¦¦¦¦ sun
Is with me in the room
Shining, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

Then ¦¦¦ clouds part,
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ spring is alive,
And the meadows are green!

I jump up, ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
Break the old pipe in ¦¦¦¦¦¦
And away to the ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ meadows again!


(Blackout of The Meadows In Spring by Edward Fitzgerald)
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Premium Member Spend An Hour With Thee

In ¦¦¦ silence ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
I will spend an hour with thee,
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ love ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ of mystery:
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ between our souls
When Death cried, ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ hail!"
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Nay, wrongly said.
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ Death ¦¦¦¦ sweeps
Far from life, ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
Out into unsounded deeps.
I shall take an hour and come
Sailing, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ to thy side.
Wind nor sea may keep me from
Soft communings with my bride.
I shall rest my head on thee
As I did long days of yore,
When a calm, untroubled sea
Rocked thy vessel at the shore.
I ¦¦¦¦¦ take thy hand in mine,
And live ¦¦¦¦ the olden days
¦¦¦¦ thy smile to me ¦¦¦ wine,—
Golden wine thy word of praise,
For the carols I had wrought
In my soul's simplicity;
For the petty beads of thought
Which thine eyes alone could see.
Ah, those eyes, ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ keen
For my welfare ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
Tho' the grave-door shut between,
Still their love-lights ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ steal.
I can see thee thro' my tears,
As thro' rain we see the sun.
What tho' cold and cooling years
Shall their bitter courses run,—
I shall see thee still and be
Thy true lover evermore,
And thy face shall be to me
Dear and helpful as before.
Death ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ may boast,
But we laugh his pow'r to scorn;
He is but a slave at most,—
Night that heralds coming morn.
I ¦¦¦¦¦ spend an hour with thee
Day by day, my ¦¦¦¦¦¦ bride.
True love laughs at mystery,
Crying, "Doors of Death, fly wide."

Premium Member Gift of Nature

¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ I loved you.
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦

I gave you ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
bed of earth, blanket of blue air--

As I get further away ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
I see ¦¦¦ more clearly.
¦¦¦¦ souls should have been immense ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
not what they are,
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

I gave you ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
blue of the spring morning,
¦¦¦¦ you didn't know ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
you wanted more, the one gift
reserved for another ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
you will ¦¦¦ find ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ in the garden,
among the growing plants.
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the bird's flight
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
which begins ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ echoing
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ from the white birch
to the apple tree.


(Blackout of Retreating Wind by Louise Gluck)

Premium Member Seek the Day

¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
We seek ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ my friends -
That dawn should find us every day
Some ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ on our way.

The ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ sleep ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ and take ¦¦¦¦¦ rest.
The ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ priest and people slumber ¦¦¦¦¦

We ¦¦¦ are early ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ far and near.
So peacefully their rest they take,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ first awake!

- Strong heart! ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ seek the day;
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
A thousand seekers seek the light.


(Blackout of Stout Marches Lead To Certain Ends by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Premium Member We Guard Our Love

¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Training for ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ distress,
For ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ pleasure's ¦¦¦¦¦
Denial is ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
Heavy with ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ peace,
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ taken away
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦

¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
I have asked, What is this ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ stone
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ but the soul alone:
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ we guard our love,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ known.


(Blackout of For The One Who Would Not Take His Life In His Hands by Delmore Schwartz)

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