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REACTION by JOHN COWPER POWYS

First Line: OH HEART, SINK INTO YOURSELF AND RALLY
Last Line: RETURN TO YOUR SOLITUDE, OH HEART!
Subject(s): FORESTS; HEARTS; LOVE; NIGHT; RAILROADS; WOODS; BEDTIME; RAILWAYS; TRAINS;

Oh heart, sink into yourself and rally
The old fierce strength of your lonely mood --
Tho' the train goes whistling thro' the valley,
And the moths go fluttering thro' the wood.

The cold dew rises from field and river,
The night-wind wanders from hill to hill,
The tall June grasses sigh and quiver,
Oh heart, sink into yourself, be still!

Have done with love and its shilly-shally!
Have done with love and its poison-smart!
Oh heart, sink into yourself and rally
The old fierce strength of your lonely mood --
Let the train go whistling thro' the valley
And the moths go fluttering thro' the wood.
Return to your solitude, oh heart!



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