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SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 81 by BLISS CARMAN

First Line: REMNANTS OF THIS SOUL OF MINE
Last Line: MORE COMPELLING THAN THE SEA.
Subject(s): LOVE - NATURE OF;

Remnants of this soul of mine,
This same self that once was me,
Flock and gather and grow one,
Whole once more at thought of thee.
Never yet was such a love,
So supremely fond as thou;
Never mortal lover yet
So beloved as thine is now.
I a foam-head in the sea,
Thou the tide to lift and run;
I a sombre-crested hill,
Thou the purple light thereon.
Tide may ebb and light may fail,
But not love's sincerity, --
More enduring than the sun,
More compelling than the sea.



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