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VILLANELLE
[In the clatter of the train]
In the clatter of the train
Is a promise brisk and bright.
I shall see my love again!
Is a promise brisk and bright.
I shall see my love again!
I am tired and fagged and fain;
But I feel a still delight
In the clatter of the train,
But I feel a still delight
In the clatter of the train,
Hurry-hurrying on amain
Through the moonshine thin and white—
I shall see my love again!
Through the moonshine thin and white—
I shall see my love again!
Many noisy miles remain;
But a sympathetic sprite
In the clatter of the train
But a sympathetic sprite
In the clatter of the train
Hammers cheerful:—that the strain
Once concluded and the fight,
I shall see my love again.
Once concluded and the fight,
I shall see my love again.
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Yes, the overword is plain,—
If it 's trivial, if it 's trite—
In the clatter of the train:
‘I shall see my love again.’
If it 's trivial, if it 's trite—
In the clatter of the train:
‘I shall see my love again.’
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