Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO 'J', by E. PEARL DANCEY


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TO 'J', by                    
First Line: I'm not sentimental, heaven knows
Last Line: You see . . . I know your dear hand wrote it there.
Subject(s): Writing & Writers


I'm not sentimental, Heaven knows.
And yet . . . today I found, among some books,
A little scrap of paper, with your name,
In dear, familiar, handwriting. And so
I pressed it to my lips, and held it there
And found myself repeating a small prayer
"God . . . bless him . . . help him. . . keep him as he goes
Through this short life!"
Perhaps you think it looks
Foolish of me, to cherish just a name,
To kiss the paper, and repeat a prayer.

It wasn't just a paper . . . nor a name . . .
You see . . . I know your dear hand wrote it there.





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