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THESE DAYS by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM

First Line: SWEEP THROUGH ME, OCTOBER TREES
Last Line: TILL I FIND A SUMMER PEACE.

SWEEP through me, October trees
And uneven bits of sky.

These days, no woman dries her hair in the sun.
These days, there is no lazy summer peace.

Bend the October trees, O wind,
Till each seems like a woman of long, loose hair.
Sweep the sky to a white
Till I find a summer peace.



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