Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JUNE NIGHT, by SARA TEASDALE



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First Line: O earth you are too dear to-night
Last Line: Except my body after I die?
Alternate Author Name(s): Filsinger, Ernest B., Mrs.


O Earth you are too dear to-night,
How can I sleep, while all around
Floats rainy fragrance and the far
Deep voice of the ocean that talks to the ground?

O Earth, you gave me all I have,
I love you, I love you, oh what have I
That I can give you in return --
Except my body after I die?




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