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SCEPTIC by STANLEY BURNSHAW

First Line: LET THOSE WHO KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT THE SEA
Last Line: BY.
Subject(s): MOON; SPRING;

Let those who know for certain that the sea
Is moon-reined water, that the beach is sand
And heaven is a windy canopy
Dangling above the rain-worn face of land, --
Let those whose minds are firm and sure, command
Our dreams to die if that would make us free;
Let them prepare us; make us understand;
Blow light across our eyes and make us see!

We shall remember what they say of night
And Spring and storm; but some still words will pass Within us when we walk
beneath the sky:
@3Storm is a wild hill running mad with fright:
Spring is a golden fire in the grass: Night is a stream of dark wind moving
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