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90115: 'But It Is Not Enough . . .'

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But it is not enough to look upon a rolling main,
Forget, or half-forget, and look again,
And so for ever.

And it is not enough for me to view a fair campaign,
Forget, or half-forget, and view again,
And so for ever.

And it is not enough to gaze upon a nebule-streak,
Forget, or half-forget, and gaze again,
And so for ever.

And it is not enough to pore upon a woman's cheek,
Forget, or half-forget, and pore again,
And so for ever.

But more I do not; neither hope to do. My life is vain.
And I must languish till these memories wane,
And sleep for ever.

History

Creator

Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)

Date

Apr-13

Source

(#4, CPF vol. 1, p. 64, vol. 2, p. 21) ELG (OEF/ELG)

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