"As she gazes at the blossom her tears run dry— Her tears run dry, spring ends, blooms fade away; The fading blossoms hide the fading maid; Blossoms drift down, she tires, dusk follows day. A cuckoo-call and spring is left behind, Only faint moonlight falls on the lonely blind."
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