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Lewis Alexander, "Atonement" (1929)

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Atonement

That day was gray—
So gray, so gray,
And not a rain drop fell
To fill the vacancy left by
The broken hearted bell.

And I alone—
Alone, alone!
Wept 'til my eyes wold high,
And oh how I wept in silence;
Heaving not a sigh!

Published in The Carolina Magazine, April 1929

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