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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Carol Rumens

Poem of the week: The Secret Day by Stella Benson

old wooden sea defences at Winchelsea beach, East Sussex.
‘So I have built To-day, more precious than a dream; /
And I have painted peace upon the sky above’ … old wooden sea defences at Winchelsea beach, East Sussex.
Photograph: Helen Dixon/Alamy

The Secret Day

My yesterday has gone, has gone and left me tired,
And now tomorrow comes and beats upon the door;
So I have built To-day, the day that I desired,
Lest joy come not again, lest peace return no more,
Lest comfort come no more.

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