Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A VALEDICTION, by ERNEST CHRISTOPHER DOWSON


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First Line: If we must part
Last Line: "but words are weak."


IF we must part,
Then let it be like this;
Not heart on heart,
Nor with the useless anguish of a kiss;
But touch mine hand and say:
"Until to-morrow or some other day,
If we must part."

Words are so weak
When love hath been so strong:
Let silence speak:
"Life is a little while, and love is long;
A time to sow and reap,
And after harvest a long time to sleep,
But words are weak."





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