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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I AM THE BUILDER, by MIRIAM VEDDER
First Line: I am the builder of dreams that crumble
Last Line: I am life.
Subject(s): Wellesley College
First Line: I am the builder of dreams that crumble
Last Line: I am life.
Subject(s): Wellesley College
I AM the builder of dreams that crumble
Of hopes that scatter
Of griefs that are forgotten
Of love that perishes.
The years pass,
Death passes,
I remain.
I am more terrible than time,
I am more conscienceless than death,
I create only to destroy --
I am life.
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