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NIGHT AFTER NIGHT by SARA TEASDALE

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First Line: NIGHT AFTER NIGHT UNDER MY WINDOW
Last Line: ARE THEY THE SAME?

Night after night under my window
To and fro paces a shadow;

Is it a man or a ghost I see?
Is it a lover wanting me?

I draw the curtain with caught breath
-- I make no sign, I am free of blame,

Oh is it Love or is it Death,
Are they the same?



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