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A GIRL'S SONGS: 1 by MARY CAROLYN DAVIES

First Line: I HAVE THREE RINGS ON MY HAND
Last Line: PRETEND I WOULD NOT FEAR TO DIE.
Subject(s): DEATH; JEWELRY & JEWELERS; DEAD, THE; RINGS; BRACELETS; NECKLACES;
I have three rings on my hand:
One is set in blue,
And one has chrysoprase,
And one I wear for you.

They are friends to me,
They keep me company
All the white night through.
And when I think of death,
And how without a breath
The house is, and the night,
My three rings clinging tight
Are warm upon my hand --
My three round rings
They are living things,
And they understand.
"Don't be afraid," they say, and I
Pretend I would not fear to die.



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