by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
Gifts
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Language: English
I gave my first love laughter,
I gave my second tears,
I gave my third love silence
Thru all the years.
My first love gave me singing,
My second eyes to see,
But oh, it was my third love
Who gave my soul to me.
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Text Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Gifts", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Word count: 47