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The Hesitant Heart
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Two
Songs
of
Bitterness
Dear
to
me
is
Ruth,
a
bowl
of
crystal
She
brims
her
heart
with
laughter
and
I
look
And
see
her
clear
as
the
dew
on
a
cobweb,
Or
green
water
over
white
sand
in
a
brook.
Mary
is
dearer,
color
and
story
Are
wound
in
her
and
like
soft
cloths
unfold,
And
when
she
moves
her
footsteps
are
of
silver,
And
where
she
will
her
touch
can
turn
to
gold.
Oh
sweet
as
wine
is
laughter
with
the
loving,
And
speech
with
the
living
good
as
bread,
But
only
with
a
ghost
can
I
feast
in
silence,
With
Eunice,
who
is
dearest,
being
dead.
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