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DONNA MARINA: WITHOUT YOUR LOVE by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE

First Line: WITHOUT YOUR LOVE, LIFE HATH NO HOPE FOR ME
Last Line: AND LIVE—WITHOUT YOUR LOVE?
Subject(s): ABSENCE; HEARTS; LOVE - LOSS OF; SEPARATION; ISOLATION;
I

WITHOUT your love, life hath no hope for me,
For I would rather cease to be
Than be—Without your love.

II

Without your love, the day and night were one,
For daylight sickens in the sun,
And sinks—Without your love.

III

Without your love, the tender flowers must fade,
The rose in ashy bed be laid,
Scentless—Without your love.

IV

Without your love, the stars grow faint and dim,
Uneven comes the nightjar's hymn
And shrill—Without your love.

V

Without your love,—O agony of sight!
How can I blot you from the light,
And live—Without your love?



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