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FIRELIGHT by KATHERINE MANSFIELD

First Line: PLAYING IN THE FIRE AND TWILIGHT TOGETHER
Last Line: FLEW AWAY?

Playing in the fire and twilight together,
My little son and I,
Suddenly -- woefully -- I stoop to catch him.
"Try, mother, try!"

Old Nurse Silence lifts a silent finger:
"Hush! cease your play!"
What happened? What in that tiny moment
Flew away?



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