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Vanity Song.(Poem)
From:
Poetry
| Date:
April 1, 2002| Author:
Robertson, Robin
| COPYRIGHT 2002 Modern Poetry Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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VANITY SONG
What shall I bring you
now that you've gone?
Cutworm, gallfly and codling moth.
What will I sing now
instead of a song?
The cry of a gull and the curlew's call.
What can I make you
for breaking this bond?
I will make you remember the emptying nigh...
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