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THE CUP
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THE CUP
AH, be satisfied, my dear;
There is none but you
Who can hold me from the fair,
Brimming, glimmering, lovely, rare
Cup of exquisite despair,
Cup of black basalt —
Salter than the sea is salt.
Older than the sea is old.
Fuller than the sea is full!
I have cried, "How beautiful
Is that cup!" have wept and cried,
"It is full of heavenly dew!"
Ah, my dear, be satisfied;
There is none but you.
