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I ASK BUT THIS by NOVA DORNIN

First Line: FOR THAT SMALL HEART THAT BEATS BENEATH MY
Last Line: O, BE AWARE OF BEAUTY, AND LOVE LIFE!
Subject(s): PRAYER;
For that small heart that beats beneath my own,
I ask but this, in earth's chaotic blare:
Not fame or riches, when it beats alone --
Save as they come -- but may it be aware
Of those high moments that a life can give,
And hold them precious as they come and go;
That life may be a joyous thing to live:
To reap, without regret, what it may sow.
Let tang of Autumn, mornings in the Spring,
Touch deep the soul, bring yearnings and despair;
And may the sea's soft utterances bring
The call, resistless, leading none knows where.
You whom I bear into a world of strife,
O, be aware of beauty, and love life!



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