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Sidney Lanier - A Sea-Shore Grave. To M. J. L.
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O wish that`s vainer than the plash
 Of these wave-whimsies on the shore:
"Give us a pearl to fill the gash —
 God, let our dead friend live once more!"

O wish that`s stronger than the stroke
 Of yelling wave and snapping levin;
"God, lift us o`er the Last Day`s smoke,
 All white, to Thee and her in Heaven!"

O wish that`s swifter than the race
 Of wave and wind in sea and sky;
Let`s take the grave-cloth from her face
 And fall in the grave, and kiss, and die!

Look!  High above a glittering calm
 Of sea and sky and kingly sun,
She shines and smiles, and waves a palm —
 And now we wish — Thy will be done!
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