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THE TREE OF SONG by SARA TEASDALE

Poet Analysis

First Line: I SANG MY SONGS FOR THE REST
Last Line: MYSELF TO YOU.
Subject(s): SINGING & SINGERS;
I sang my songs for the rest,
For you I am still;
The tree of my song is bare
On its shining hill.

For you came like a lordly wind,
And the leaves were whirled
Far as forgotten things
Past the rim of the world.

The tree of my song stands bare
Against the blue --
I gave my songs to the rest,
Myself to you.






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