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I COULD SNATCH A DAY by SARA TEASDALE

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First Line: I COULD SNATCH A DAY OUT OF THE LATE AUTUMN
Last Line: WAITING FOR NOTHING AT ALL.

I could snatch a day out of the late autumn
And set it trembling like forgotten springs.
There would be sharp blue skies and new leaves shining,
And flying shadows cast by flying wings.

I could take the heavy wheel of the world and break it --
But we sit brooding while the ashes fall,
Cowering over an old fire that blackens,
Waiting for nothing at all.



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