Arthur Sherburne Hardy Hear Poems
- 1. Songs Of Two
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Last night I dreamed this dream: That I was dead;
And as I slept, forgot of man and God,
... - 2. On Ne Badine Pas Avec La Mort
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The dew was full of sun that morn
(Oh I heard the doves in the ladyricks coop!)
... - 3. My Friend
I have a friend who came,-I know not how,
Nor he. Among the crowd, apart,
I feel the pressure of his hand, and hear
In very truth the beating of his heart.
... - 4. Lullaby
O Mary, Mother, if the day we trod
In converse sweet the lily-fields of God,
From earth afar arose a cry of pain,
Would we not weep again?
... - 5. Duality
Within me are two souls that pity each
The other for the ends they seek, yet smile
Forgiveness, as two friends that love the while
The folly against which each feigns to preach.
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