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Siegfried Sassoon - Parted
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Sleepless I listen to the surge and drone   
And drifting roar of the town’s undertone;   
Till through quiet falling rain I hear the bells   
Tolling and chiming their brief tune that tells   
Day’s midnight end. And from the day that’s over
No flashes of delight I can recover;   
But only dreary winter streets, and faces   
Of people moving in loud clanging places:   
And I in my loneliness, longing for you…   
   
For all I did to-day, and all I’ll do
To-morrow, in this city of intense   
Arteried activities that throb and strive,   
Is but a beating down of that suspense   
Which holds me from your arms.
                                I am alive   
Only that I may find you at the end
Of these slow-striking hours I toil to spend,   
Putting each one behind me, knowing but this—   
That all my days are turning toward your kiss;   
That all expectancy awaits the deep   
Consoling passion of your eyes, that keep
Their radiance for my coming, and their peace   
For when I find in you my love’s release.
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