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I SHALL NOT CARE, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: When I am dead and over me bright april
Last Line: Than you are now.
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.
Subject(s): Death; Revenge; Dead, The


When I am dead and over me bright April
Shakes out her rain-drenched hair,
Though you should lean above me broken-hearted,
I shall not care.

I shall have peace, as leafy trees are peaceful
When rain bends down the bough,
And I shall be more silent and cold-hearted
Than you are now.








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