"It will not hurt me when I am old, A running tide where moonlight burned Will not sting me like silver snakes; The years will make me sad and cold, It is the happy heart that breaks."
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Sara Teasdale
Sarah Trevor Teasdale (8 August 1884 β 29 January 1933) was an American poet.
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