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LOVE'S TENDRIL

Sweeter far than lyric runeIs my baby's cooing tune;Brighter than the butterfliesAre the gleams within her eyes;Firmer than an iron bandServes the zephyr of her hand;Deeper than the ocean's rollSounds her heart-beat in my soul.

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