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A MEMORY by INA DONNA COOLBRITH

Poet Analysis

First Line: THROUGH RIFTS OF CLOUD THE MOON'S SOFT SILVER SLIP
Last Line: HOW LONG AGO, MY LOVE, HOW LONG AGO!
Subject(s): MEMORY;

Through rifts of cloud the moon's soft silver slips,
A little rain has fallen with the night,
Which from the emerald under-sky still drips
When the magnolias open broad and white.

So near my windows I might reach my hand
And touch these milky stars that, to and fro,
Wave odorous. ... Yet 'twas in another land—
How long ago, my love, how long ago!



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