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THE WOMAN SPEAKS by JAMES OPPENHEIM

First Line: OH, MY BEING, OPENING INTO THE DAZZLE OF SUNRISE!
Last Line: O THOU, THAT ART THE BREATH OF LIFE: THE WHISPER ON THE DEEPS.

OH, MY being, opening into the dazzle of sunrise!
Where are you blowing me, trumpets?
What blast of music am I, striding the wind?

I took the hand of my beloved, and I was satisfied.
I kissed his lips, and the stone of my heart became a song.
I kissed his lips, and was born again.

Love, now I know thee!
I have looked into thine eyes, Splendor:
I have kissed thy lips, golden boy...

Bear me to the ends of the earth,
Drown me in oceans,
Crush me beneath granite mountains:
I give all, I render myself up,
O thou, that art the breath of life: the whisper on the deeps.



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