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A GIRL'S SONGS: 2 by MARY CAROLYN DAVIES

First Line: MY WATCH BENEATH MY PILLOW WHITE
Last Line: AND THERE ARE STARS PAST THE WINDOW-SILL.
Subject(s): NIGHT; WATCHES; BEDTIME;
My watch beneath my pillow white
Whispers to me all the night.
My heart beats and my watch ticks,
And the fear of dying pricks
Like a pin God holds, and he
Stabs my brain with it gleefully.
My watch ticks and my heart beats,
And cool and smooth are the linen sheets;
And I am alone, and the house is still,
And there are stars past the window-sill.



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