In Bitterness

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In Bitterness

Take thou this box,
O Heart's Desire;
In it lies thy ring
And more, my heart, bleeding ;
Take out thy ring,
O Heart's Desire,
And, laughing, toss the box
Into the Fire!

Title: In Bitterness
Identifier: greatwar_kerrdaubs024

Item sets: War Daubs: Poems

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