Poesy

The Puzzled Game-Birds

They are not those who used to feed usWhen we were young⁠—they cannot be⁠—These shapes that now bereave and bleed us?They are not those who used to feed us,⁠—For would they not fair terms concede us?—If hearts can house such treacheryThey are not those who used to feed usWhen we were young⁠—they cannot be!

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