Then in my heart a fear Cried out, "A life - why, beautiful, why dead!" It was a mite that held itself most dear, So small I could have drowned it with a tear. (Karl Shapiro)

Then in my heart a fear Cried out, "A life - why, beautiful, why dead!" It was a mite that held itself most dear, So small I could have drowned it with a tear.

Karl Shapiro

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