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4642296Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow — Compensation1905Paul Laurence Dunbar

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COMPENSATION

BECAUSE I had loved so deeply, Because I had loved so long,God in His great compassion Gave me the gift of song.
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Because I have loved so vainly, And sung with such faltering   breath,The Master in infinite mercy Offers the boon of Death.

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