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THE OLD CASA by TORREY CONNOR

First Line: THE MOON AND I A-TIPTOE PEER WITHIN
Last Line: AND I AM HERE TO SEE THE LAST ROSE FALL!
Subject(s): HOUSES;

The moon and I a-tiptoe peer within:
Slim shadows, recross the earthen floor:
What if @3la señorita@1 as of yore
Dances tonight to muted violin?

Red rose, I climb with you to @3balcon@1 high!
My gran'-dam wore red roses in her braids
And leaned, just here, to twilight serenades.
Was that the ghost of some fond lover's sigh?

White is the moonlight on @3adobe@1 wall
That soon is dust—gone with the company
That danced and loved and passed but yesterday.
And I am here to see the last rose fall!



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