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DIRGE by CHARLES GAMAGE EASTMAN

First Line: SOFTLY! / SHE IS LYING
Last Line: SHE TO HEAVEN HAS PASSED.
SOFTLY!
She is lying
With her lips apart;
Softly!
She is dying
Of a broken heart.

Whisper!
Life is growing
Dim within her breast;
Whisper!
She is going
To her final rest.

Gently!
She is sleeping,
She has breathed her last!
Gently!
While you're weeping
She to heaven has passed.



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