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Love is a game-yes? I think it is a drowning.

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Amy Lowell
Age: 51 †
Born: 1874
Born: February 9
Died: 1925
Died: May 12
Poet
Socialite
Writer
Brookline
Massachusetts
Amy Lawrence Lowell
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Drowning
Broken
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My words are little jars For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, And they have many pleasant colours and lustres To recommend them. Also the scent from them fills the room With sweetness of flowers and crushed grasses.
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All books are either dreams or swords, you can cut, or you can drug, with words.
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To-night when the full-bellied moon swallows the stars. Grant that I know.
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