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The Quiet Of The Dead


The Quiet Of The Dead

Is As The Peace Of Stones 

They Lie Dust-comforted

In Their Still House Of Bones

Some Gentle , Deep Content

Their Timeless Slumber Yields

Such Quite As Is Lent

To Stones In Winter Fields

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