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1715

Consulting summer's clock,
But half the hours remain.
I ascertain it with a shock—
I shall not look again.
The second half of joy
Is shorter than the first.
The truth I do not dare to know
I muffle with a jest.

Edited by Peter Carter

Added: 2 Apr 2003 | Last Read: 15 Oct 2008 10:59 PM | Viewed: 5016 times

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