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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEATH AT DAYBREAK, by ANNE REEVE ALDRICH Poet's Biography
First Line: I shall go out when the light comes in
Last Line: And how is a soul to see?
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: I shall go out when the light comes in
Last Line: And how is a soul to see?
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
I SHALL go out when the light comes in --
There lie my cast-off form and face;
I shall pass Dawn on her way to earth,
As I seek for a path through space.
I shall go out when the light comes in;
Would I might take one ray with me!
It is blackest night between the worlds,
And how is a soul to see?
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