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the poems to come are for you and for me and are not for mostpeople... you and i are human beings mostpeople are snobs.
e. e. cummings
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e. e. cummings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1894
Born: October 14
Died: 1962
Died: September 3
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
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And this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart I carry your heart [ i carry it in my heart ]
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