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THE RIVER'S BRIDE
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The River's silver laughterBut yesterday I heard:
A blither note rang after
Than note of brook or bird.
A maiden's laughing gladness
Made all the bright world sweet:
The stream forswore its sadness,
And felt its old heart beat.
II
But ah! the River loved her;Her voice to him was song:
It would not yield or spare her;
The River's love was strong.
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It bore her from the bank:
The River laughed for rapture
As in his arms she sank.
III
O cruel, cruel River!Her lips were warm and red;
But now thy waves have kissed them,
They are so cold and dead!
O River, fierce wild River,
Thy love was strange and strong,
But ah! thy love has slain her,
And where is now thy song?
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