She tells her love while half asleep, In the dark hours, With half-wor…

Robert Graves
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She tells her love while half asleep, In the dark hours, With half-words whispered low: As Earth stirs in her winter sleep And puts out grass and flowers Despite the snow, Despite the falling snow. ✨ Robert Graves (1986). Selected poems
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