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THREE LOVES by HILDA CONKLING

First Line: ANGEL LOVE, / FAIRY-LOVE, / WAVE-LOVE, / WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE?
Last Line: BECAUSE OF THE WIND AND THE SEA AND MY HEART.

ANGEL-LOVE,
Fairy-love,
Wave-love,
Which will you choose?
Angel-love . . . golden-yellow and far white . . .
Fairy-love . . . golden yellow and green . . .
Wave-love . . . scarlet and azure blue . . .
Which will you choose?
I will keep them in a box
Locked with a twisted key.
I will give them to people who need love,
I will let them choose.
Fairy-love blows away like leaves.
Angels I know little about.
For myself I choose wave-love
Because of the wind and the sea and my heart.



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