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1886–1950

The Old Love and the New

John Gould Fletcher

Beware, for the dying vine can hold The strongest oak. Only by cutting at the root Can love be altered.

Late in the night A rosy glimmer yet defies the darkness. But the evening is growing late, The blinds are being lowered;

She who held your heart and charmed you Is only a rosy glimmer of flame remembered.

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