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I Prayed So Eagerly
by Dora Sigerson ShorterI prayed so eagerly,
'Turn and see
How bitter I have striven-
A word and all forgiven.'
I prayed so eagerly.
I prayed so eagerly-
Not to be,
You turned and passed. Good-bye!
Fates smile for me, dreamed I-
Yet I prayed eagerly.