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LOST THINGS by SARA TEASDALE

Poet Analysis

First Line: OH, I COULD LET THE WORLD GO BY
Last Line: In silver on the jewel-weeds!
Subject(s): NATURE;

Oh, I could let the world go by,
Its loud new wonders and its wars,
But how will I give up the sky
When winter dusk is set with stars?

And I could let the cities go,
Their changing customs and their creeds,
But oh, the summer rains that blow
In silver on the jewel-weeds!



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