Erotica/Because


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Because
Because in years agoTwo people lived and loved,Because two hearts were movedBy the same mighty throeThat thrilled them through and through,A nation is alive.
A nation is alive,Though he and she are dead.From that glad marriage-bedTheir spirits still survive, And to the ages giveTheir immortality.
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Their immortality,Blent in their children's child,Glad, sad or mad, or mild,What was, still is, must be,Like the eternal sea,Ever in ebb and flow.
Ever in ebb and flowTheir immortalityBeats onward like the sea.Because in years agoTwo people loved, lo!A nation is alive.
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