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LOST LOVE by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL

First Line: BURY IT, AND SIFT
Last Line: SHOULD BE OUT OF MIND

BURY it, and sift
Dust upon its light, --
Death must not be left,
To offend the sight.

Cover the old love --
Weep not on the mound --
Grass shall grow above,
Lilies spring around.

Can we fight the law,
Can our natures change --
Half-way through withdraw --
Other lives exchange?

You and I must do
As the world has done,
There is nothing new
Underneath the sun.

Fill the grave up full --
Put the dead love by --
Not that men are dull,
Not that women lie, --

But 't is well and right --
Safest, you will find --
That the Out of Sight
Should be Out of Mind



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