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Eda Lou Walton, "At Dawn" (1927)
12023-08-07T10:09:30-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12131plain2023-08-07T10:09:30-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1At Dawn
ONLY this perfect night is ours, Only its beauty we possess, Now stillness creeps across the stars And into your kiss my loneliness.