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Leaves of Grass
1891
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Twilight.

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TWILIGHT.

The soft voluptuous opiate shades, The sun just gone, the eager light dispell'd—(I too will soon be
gone, dispell'd,) A haze—nirwana—rest and night—oblivion.

Previous Poem: Orange Buds by Mail From Florida.
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Next Poem: You Lingering Sparse Leaves of Me.

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