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DESERTED
It did not come upon her unawares,
But crept up slowly, slowly coming near,
Sending its couriers of troubled cares,
Of dark suspicion and of breathless fear,
But crept up slowly, slowly coming near,
Sending its couriers of troubled cares,
Of dark suspicion and of breathless fear,
Deserted! silent in her quiet room,
She bravely faces the dark truth, at last,
Too strong for tears, she mutely meets her doom,
While memory brings her visions of the past,
She bravely faces the dark truth, at last,
Too strong for tears, she mutely meets her doom,
While memory brings her visions of the past,
And he for whose dear sake she swandered all
That life had given,—love and fame and name
And innocence,—had gone beyond her call
And never more would come as once he came,
That life had given,—love and fame and name
And innocence,—had gone beyond her call
And never more would come as once he came,
With eyes of glowing eagerness, to light
The darkness into which she followed him,
With love-words, kisses and such coin,—so bright
In woman's eyes she will give all for them.
The darkness into which she followed him,
With love-words, kisses and such coin,—so bright
In woman's eyes she will give all for them.
