Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JOTTINGS; BOOKS, by JAMES OPPENHEIM


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Classic and Contemporary Poetry

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First Line: Only on the days when my life has ebbed
Last Line: And read what never yet was told in ink.
Subject(s): Books; Reading


ONLY on the days when my life has ebbed
Do I feel the need of books to renew me ...
But on the days when I am quick and pouring with life,
I turn to the book of the world at whatever page I happen to open it,
And read what never yet was told in ink.





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