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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
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SAVORING THE PAST, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet's Biography
First Line: I am savoring the past
Last Line: As it breaks my heart again.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Grief; Memory; Past; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: I am savoring the past
Last Line: As it breaks my heart again.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): Grief; Memory; Past; Sorrow; Sadness
I am savoring the past
Sitting-in with long ago,
Breathing of its perfumed air
Dreaming dreams I used to know ...
I am savoring of the past—
Bitter-sweet the pulsing pain,
Yet I hold it tenderly
As it breaks my heart again.
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