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ATONEMENT by SAROJINI NAIDU

First Line: DEEP IN A LONELY GARDEN ON THE HILL
Last Line: O LET MY DEATH ATONE!
Subject(s): DEATH; LOVE - LOSS OF; SHADOWS; DEAD, THE;

DEEP in a lonely garden on the hill,
Lulled by the low sea-tides,
A shadow set in shadows, soft and still,
A wandering spirit glides,
Smiting its pallid palms and making moan
@3O let my Love atone!@1

Deep in a lonely garden on the hill
Among the fallen leaves
A shadow lost in shadows, vague and chill,
A wandering spirit grieves,
Beating its pallid breast and making moan
@3O let my Death atone!@1



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