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BLINDMAN'S BUFF by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: DAY AFTER DAY, DAY AFTER DAY
Last Line: DEATH TAKES THE HANDKERCHIEF AWAY.
Subject(s): PLAY;
Day after day, day after day,
At awkward blindman's buff we play,
Our silly eyes
Self-hidden from the longed-for prize.
Death takes the handkerchief away.



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