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FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY EVE by BILLY COLLINS

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First Line: THE FIGURE ALONE IS ENOUGH TO KEEP ME AWAKE
Last Line: That is cutting silently across the dark sky
Subject(s): MIDDLE AGE;
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