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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHEN YOU'RE AWAY, by MARY LANIGAN HEALY
First Line: Each night / I take your name
Last Line: In the dark.
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime
First Line: Each night / I take your name
Last Line: In the dark.
Subject(s): Night; Bedtime
Each night,
I take your name,
And tuck it snugly around my heart,
One syllable at a time,
Then I place your laugh,
And funny way of holding a cigarette,
And crooked grin,
Carefully,
At the foot of the bed,
So I can go to sleep
Looking at them,
In the dark.
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