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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WATER I'LL HAVE, by DOROTHY BURGESS
First Line: Now it's water I'll have to live beside
Last Line: And an old, old promise broken.
Subject(s): Water
First Line: Now it's water I'll have to live beside
Last Line: And an old, old promise broken.
Subject(s): Water
Now it's water I'll have to live beside
If it's only a brook through a hollow,
It needn't be deep, nor yet be wide,
But alive for my eyes to follow.
Alive, with a voice that my heart may know
And a tale that my heart may hearken.
Over it swiftly wind will blow
As each day's shadows darken.
And the way of the water and wind will bring
Rest from a word once spoken,
Forgetfulness of a dreary thing,
And an old, old promise broken.
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