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In black and yellow are clad The wings of the ephemerae; But my heart is sad, is sad, Because they will not stay with me. Many colours adorn The robes of the ephemerae; But my heart's forlorn, forlorn, Because they will not rest with me. In robes of hempen snow Rise the ephemerae; But my heart is full of woe Because they will not bide with me.
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file cfu/boo/boo26.htm.
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