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I understood the rest too well,
And all their thoughts have come to be
Clear as grey sea-weed in the swell
Of a sunny shallow sea.

But you I never understood,
Your spirit's secret hides like gold
Sunk in a Spanish galleon
Ages ago in waters cold.


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Added: 12 Aug 2002 | Last Read: 7 Jun 2025 1:54 PM | Viewed: 5786 times

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