I Remembered

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I Remembered  (1920)  by Sara Teasdale

There never was a mood of mine,
     Gay or heart-broken, luminous or dull,
But you could ease me of its fever
     And give it back to me more beautiful.

In many another soul I broke the bread,
     And drank the wine and played the happy guest,
But I was lonely, I remembered you;
     The heart belongs to him who knew it best.

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