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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PRINT OF YOUR HAND, by SANDOR CSOORI Poet's Biography
First Line: My mouth's full of snow
Last Line: The print of your hand on my scarf still.
Subject(s): Death; Love - Loss Of; Memory; Dead, The
First Line: My mouth's full of snow
Last Line: The print of your hand on my scarf still.
Subject(s): Death; Love - Loss Of; Memory; Dead, The
My mouth's full of snow,
full of snow again—
Who is there I could tell you've been dead for two hours?
I can tell only myself: the first stranger.
A scarf's round my neck, as though I was dressing
to go to you,
but I'm just standing under a crooked street light
on the forsaken hill,
the print of your hand on my scarf still.
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