XXXVII. The dying need but little, dear




THE dying need but little, dear, --
        A glass of water's all,
A flower's unobtrusive face
        To punctuate the wall,

A fan, perhaps, a friend's regret,
        And certainly that one
No color in the rainbow
        Perceives when you are gone.



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