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Mistā Crts – h ded.

A peni fr ɖ Old Gai.

I

W r ɖ holo men

W r ɖ stuft men

Līnñ tgɖr

Hedpìs fild wɖ strw. Alas!

Ǎr draid vôsz, ẃn

W ẃispr tgɖr

R qayt n mīnñlis

Az wind in drî gras

Or rats’ fīt ovr brocn glas

In ǎr drî sélr

Śep wɖt form, śêd wɖt culr,

Paṛlîzd fors, jsćr wɖt mośn;

Ɖoz hu hv crost

Wɖ d’rect îz, t deʈ’s uɖr Cñdm

Rmembr s – f at ol – nt az lost

Vayḷnt soulz, bt onli

Az ɖ holo men

Ɖ stuft men.

II

Îz I der nt mīt in drīmz

In deʈ’s drīmcñdm

Ɖz d nt apir:

Ɖr, ɖ îz r

Súnlît on a brocn coḷm

Ɖr, z a tri swññ

N vôsz r

In ɖ wind’z sññ

Mor distnt n mor soḷm

Ɖn a fedñ star.

 

Let m b no nirr

In deʈ’s drīmcñdm

Let m olso wer

Sć dlibṛt dsgîzz

Rat’s cot, crǒscin, crost stevz

In a fīld

Bhevñ az ɖ wind bhevz

No nirr –

 

Nt ɖt fînl mītñ

In ɖ twîlîtcñdm

III

Ɖs z ɖ ded land

Ɖs z cacṭsland

Hir ɖ ston iṃjz

R rezd, hir ɖe rsiv

Ɖ supḷceśn v a ded man’z hand

Undr ɖ twncl v a fedñ star.

Z it lîc ɖs

In deʈ’s uɖr cñdm

Wecñ alon

At ɖ aur ẃn w r

Tremḅlñ wɖ tndrnis

Lips ɖt wd cis

Form prerz t brocn ston.

IV

Ɖ îz r nt hir

Ɖr r no îz hir

In ɖs vali v dayñ starz

In ɖs holo vali

Ɖs brocn jw v ǎr lost cñdmz

 

In ɖs last v mītñplesz

W grop tgɖr

N avôd spīć

Gaɖrd on ɖs bīć v ɖ tymid rivr

Sîtlis, unls

Ɖ îz ri’pir

Az ɖ ppćl star

Multifołt rǒz

V deʈ’s twîlît cñdm

Ɖ hop onli

V emti men.

V

Hir w g rnd ɖ pricli pér

Pricli pér pricli pér

Hir w g rnd ɖ pricli pér

At fîv o’cloc in ɖ mornñ.

Btwn ɖ îdīa

N ɖ riaḷti

Btwn ɖ mośn

N ɖ act

Fōlz ɖ Śado

Fr Ɖîn z ɖ Cñdm

Btwn ɖ cnspśn

N ɖ crieśn

Btwn ɖ imośn

N ɖ rspons

Fōlz ɖ Śado

Lîf z vri loñ

Btwn ɖ dzîr

N ɖ spazm

Btwn ɖ potnsi

N ɖ xistns

Btwn ɖ esns

N ɖ dsent

Fōlz ɖ Śado

Fr Ɖîn z ɖ Cñdm

Fr Ɖîn z

Lîf z

Fr Ɖîn z ɖ

Ɖs z ɖ we ɖ wrld endz

Ɖs z ɖ we ɖ wrld endz

Ɖs z ɖ we ɖ wrld endz

Nt wɖ a bañ bt a ẃimpr.

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