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Crown Me with Roses

by Fernando Pessoa

Fernando Pessoa

Crown me with roses,
Crown me really
With roses -
Roses which burn out
On a forehead burning
So soon out!
Crown me with roses
And with fleeting leafage.
That will do.




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