There was no pain when I awoke,
No pain at all. Rest, like a goad,
Spurred my eyes open - and light broke
Upon them like a million swords:
And she was there. There are no words. Heaven is for a moment's span.
And ever. (Stephen Vincent Benét)

There was no pain when I awoke, No pain at all. Rest, like a goad, Spurred my eyes open - and light broke Upon them like a million swords: And she was there. There are no words. Heaven is for a moment's span. And ever.

Stephen Vincent Benét

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