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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WORDS, by LILLIAN E. ZELTZER
First Line: Words are so futile
Last Line: Words are so futile ...
Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary
First Line: Words are so futile
Last Line: Words are so futile ...
Subject(s): Language; Words; Vocabulary
Words are so futile --
What can they say
When stars give birth to worlds?
What can they say
When a dead man's eyes
Watch the moon in the sky;
When God laughs and laughs
At our petty mistakes --
Words are so futile ...
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