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THREE SONGS OF SHATTERING: 2 by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

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First Line: LET THE LITTLE BIRDS SING
Last Line: BUT NOT IN THE OLD WAY!
Let the little birds sing;
Let the little lambs play;
Spring is here; and so 'tis spring; --
But not in the old way!

I recall a place
Where a plum-tree grew;
There you lifted up your face,
And blossoms covered you.

If the little birds sing,
And the little lambs play,
Spring is here; and so 'tis spring --
But not in the old way!






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