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Slumber
by Emma Mary Gascoyne

I fell asleep last night
Waiting for your touch
And as the hours passed slowly by
My dreams were suspended high
Of jumbled thoughts and memories
And so with careless arm flung
I awakened in the morn
Just remembrance
Sweet remembrance of waiting for your touch
submitted: 09/10/03

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