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Stevie Smith - Tender Only To One
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Tender only to one 
Tender and true 
The petals swing 
To my fingering 
Is it you, or you, or you? 


Tender only to one 
I do not know his name 
And the friends who fall 
To the petals’ call 
May think my love to blame. 


Tender only to one 
This petal holds a clue 
The face it shows 
But too well knows 
Who I am tender to. 


Tender only to one, 
Last petal’s latest breath 
Cries out aloud 
From the icy shroud 
His name, his name is Death.
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