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Longing by Matthew Arnold

Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.

 Come, as though can'st a thousand times,
A messenger from radiant climes,
And smile on they new world, and be
As kind to others as to me!

 Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth,
Come now, and let me dream it truth,
And part my hair, and kiss my brow,
And say, My love why suffererest thou?

 Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For so the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.

I'm following an advent practice and posting pictures on Instagram.  I thought I'd also try to blog about each day's word, but I'm not sure about this idea.  Today's word is longing.  On the way home, I listened to The Current.  It seemed as though the "No Apologies" track also talked about longing.  I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I know all of the words and sang along as I drove home.  Longing...

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