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WORDS FOR AN OLD AIR by Sara Teasdale<\/p>\n
Your heart is bound tightly, let
\nBeauty beware;
\nIt is not hers to set
\nFree from the snare.<\/p>\n
Tell her a bleeding hand
\nBound it and tied it;
\nTell her the knot will stand
\nThough she deride it.<\/p>\n
One who withheld so long
\nAll that you yearned to take,
\nHas made a snare too strong
\nFor Beauty’s self to break.<\/p>\n
Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) was an American lyric poet known for her intimate and emotional poetry. Her collections, including \u201cHelen of Troy and Other Poems\u201d (1911) and \u201cLove Songs\u201d (1918), which won the first Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, established her as a leading poet of her time. Despite personal struggles, Teasdale\u2019s work remains widely admired for its beauty, simplicity, and depth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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