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BUTTERFLIES by JOHN DAVIDSON

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First Line: AT SIXTEEN YEARS SHE KNEW NO CARE

At sixteen years she knew no care;
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And there pursued her everywhere
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A lover looked. She dropped her eyes
- That glowed like pansies wet with dew;
And lo, there came from out the skies
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Before she guessed her heart was gone;
- The tale of love was swiftly told;
And all about her wheeled and shone
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Then he forsook her one sad morn;
- She wept and sobbed, " Oh, love, come back! "
There only came to her forlorn
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