I prayed so eagerly,
Turn and see
How bitter I have striven-
A word and all forgiven.
I prayed so eagerly.
I prayed so eagerly-
Not to be,
You turned and passed. Good-bye!
Fates smile for me, dreamed I-
Yet I prayed eagerly.
I Prayed So Eagerly
Dora Sigerson Shorter
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