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TO MY CUP-BEARER by MARIANNE MOORE

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First Line: A LADY OR A TIGER-LILY
Last Line: SLAVE, COME TELL ME WHICH?

A lady or a tiger-lily,
Can you tell me which,
I see her when I wake at night,
Incanting, like a witch.
Her eye is dark, her vestment rich,
Embroidered with a silver stitch,
A lady or a tiger lily,
Slave, come tell me which?



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