Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WE SHALL SLEEP, by FLORENCE STEINBERG


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WE SHALL SLEEP, by                    
First Line: Let me lie on fragrant earth tonight
Last Line: —and I shall be content.
Subject(s): Rest; Silence; Sleep


Let me lie on fragrant earth tonight
Filling my heart with a new strength
Let me feel the silence hold me close
—And I shall be content.





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