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By it dosent matter Date: 2002 Aug 18 Comment on this Work [[2002.08.18.20.50.8776]] |
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would thou takes this petal from a rose for i had not the heart to pluck more from such a living shape an even of this petal attached by dying thread detracted not from its beauty but should thou needs its life to lie drying within your hand shall i hie me hence and chop it and all its brothers down in a blazing haze of greened glory would i chop an cut it all never to grow anew for this pain to destroy beauty i hope only to endure this once an only that for would thou ask it of me must i time and yet again till my greatest fear be realized i would not see of its beauty never more |