The Mind
My Song
From Curtains (1921)
The Mind
My song that was a sword is still.
Like a scabbard I have made
A covering with my will
To sheathe its blade.
It had a flashing tongue of steel
That made old shadows start;
It would not let the darkness heal
About my heart.
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MLA
Hall, Hazel. “My Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hall_h/40/.
Chicago
Hall, Hazel. “My Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hall_h/40/.
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