SONGS UNSUNG

Unvoic-ed songs that always die

On the strings of the harp that gives them birth,

The flutter of hope, a breath, a sigh,

The song nor asks nor gives a why--

The poet's song he deems most worth.

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The silent music of the heart is sweet

To listen to. The slow and measured beat

Of the imprisoned soul that finds a voice

In melodious sound oft may rejoice

Us much; but that which sometimes plays on strings

Too fine to sympathize with words e'er sings

The sweetest melodies, though never heard

Except by ear of him whose soul is stirred.

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