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THREE SONGS OF SHATTERING: 3 by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

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First Line: ALL THE DOG-WOOD BLOSSOMS ARE UNDERNEATH THE TREE!
Last Line: AND WEEDS WERE TALL ON ALL THE PATHS THAT LED THAT WAY!

All the dog-wood blossoms are underneath the tree!
Ere spring was going -- ah, spring is gone!
And there comes no summer to the like of you and me, --
Blossom time is early, but no fruit sets on.

All the dog-wood blossoms are underneath the tree,
Browned at the edges, turned in a day;
And I would with all my heart they trimmed a mound for me,
And weeds were tall on all the paths that led that way!






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