An Eastern Ballad

Allen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg

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I speak of love that comes to mind:
The moon is faithful, although blind;
She moves in thought she cannot speak.
Perfect care has made her bleak.I never dreamed the sea so deep,
The earth so dark; so long my sleep,
I have become another child.
I wake to see the world go wild.
Allen Ginsberg
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Allen Ginsberg

1926 - 1997/Male/AmericanIrwin Allen Ginsberg was a Beat Generation poet opposing militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression.

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