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My Heart Was Full

A poem by Stevie Smith

Collection: Mother, What is Man?
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Portrait of Stevie Smith — Stevie Smith 1902–1971

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My heart was full of softening showers, I used to swing like this for hours, I did not care for war or death, I was glad to draw my breath.

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I really like this poem it really brings out her soul i think
December 2005

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