"I Have Loved Hours at Sea"

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"I Have Loved Hours at Sea"
by Sara Teasdale


I have loved hours at sea, gray cities,
     The fragile secret of a flower,
Music, the making of a poem
     That gave me heaven for an hour;

First stars above a snowy hill,
     Voices of people kindly and wise,
And the great look of love, long hidden,
     Found at last in meeting eyes.

I have loved much and been loved deeply —
     Oh when my spirit's fire burns low,
Leave me the darkness and the stillness,
     I shall be tired and glad to go.


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