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EPITAPH by SARA TEASDALE

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First Line: SERENE DESCENT, AS A RED LEAF'S DESCENDING
Last Line: NOR HE AWAKE TO KNOW SHE DOES NOT CARE.
Subject(s): EPITAPHS;
Serene descent, as a red leaf's descending
When there is neither wind nor noise of rain,
But only autumn air and the unending
Drawing of all things to the earth again:

So be it; let the snow sift deep and cover
All that was drunken once with light and air;
The earth will not regret her tireless lover,
Nor he awake to know she does not care.



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