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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I HEAR YOU CALLING ME!, by WILLIAM A. PHELON
First Line: I hear you calling me--and I
Last Line: I'll say I heard you calling me!
Variant Title(s): I Hear You Calling Me
Subject(s): Card Games; Playing Cards
First Line: I hear you calling me--and I
Last Line: I'll say I heard you calling me!
Variant Title(s): I Hear You Calling Me
Subject(s): Card Games; Playing Cards
I HEAR you calling me—and I
Wait ere I answer to your call—
I do not shun you, but I fear
Dark woe and sorrow—that is all!
I'd know your voice across the sea—
And so—I hear you calling me!
I hear you calling me—but still
I hesitate in my reply.
My heart beats like a fluttering bird,
I ponder, while my pulse runs high,
I know not what the end will be,
And yet—I hear you calling me!
I hear you calling me—at last
I answer you—I pile the stacks
Upon the table, and I grimly show
Three handsome aces, and a pair of jacks.
You have four kings? Oh, well—so let it be—
I'll say I heard you calling me!
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