Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AT A PARTY, by SARA TEASDALE



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First Line: In the hot and crowded room
Last Line: I was aware of you.
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.
Subject(s): Parties


In the hot and crowded room
Speech was roaring like the sea --
Terribly, beautifully,
I knew you were aware of me.

Amid the bright shoulders and the black
Of evening coats, one thing I knew --
Beautifully, terribly,
I was aware of you.





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