Supper comes at five oclock,
At six, the evening star,
My lover comes at eight oclock
But eight oclock is far.
How could I bear my pain all day
Unless I watched to see
The clock-hands laboring to bring
Eight oclock to me.
Eight O'clock
Sara Teasdale
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