Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SENTENCE, by WITTER BYNNER


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First Line: Shall I say that what heaven gave
Last Line: I to stay.
Alternate Author Name(s): Morgan, Emanuel


Shall I say that what heaven gave
Earth has taken? --
Or that sleepers in the grave
Reawaken?

One sole sentence can I know,
Can I say:
You, my comrade, had to go,
I to stay.








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