The Eighth Sin/For a Nineteenth Birthday
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FOR A NINETEENTH BIRTHDAY.
(April 13, 1912.)
Nineteen lovely years are hersAs the spring conies flooding inAnd April's magic is akinTo that dear wistfulness which blursHer eyes when Love too deeply stirsHer heart; and when the flowers beginNineteen lovely years are hersAs the spring comes flooding in. Perfect girlhood still confersIts grace upon her; but withinLike strains from a far violinHer soul hears gentler messengers,For April-womanhood is hersAs the spring comes flooding in.