Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A CRY, by SARA TEASDALE



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First Line: Oh, there are eyes that he can see
Last Line: Only a cry.
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.


Oh, there are eyes that he can see,
And hands to make his hands rejoice,
But to my lover I must be
Only a voice.

Oh, there are breasts to bear his head,
And lips whereon his lips can lie,
But I must be till I am dead
Only a cry.








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