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A GOLDEN DAY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

First Line: I FOUND YOU AND I LOST YOU
Last Line: IT IS ALWAYS BRIMMING MAY.

I FOUND you and I lost you,
All on a gleaming day.
The day was filled with sunshine,
And the land was full of May.

A golden bird was singing
Its melody divine,
I found you and I loved you,
And all the world was mine.

I found you and I lost you,
All on a golden day,
But when I dream of you, dear,
It is always brimming May.



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