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  • But we, how shall we turn to little things And listen to the birds and winds and streams Made holy by their dreams, Nor feel the heart-break in the heart of things?

    -Wilfred Wilson Gibson
      'Lament'.

  • What can I tell you, son of mine? I could tell you of heartbreak, hatred blind, I could tell of crimes that shame mankind, Of brutal wrong and deeds malign, Of rape and murder, son of mine; But I'll tell instead of brave and fine When lives of black and white entwine, And men in brotherhood combine This would I tell you, son of mine.

    -Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska
      We Are Going,'Son of Mine'.

  •    Well since my baby left me I found a new place to dwell It's down at the end of lonely street At Heartbreak Hotel.

    - Elvis Aaron Presley
      'Heartbreak Hotel' (with Mae Boren Axton andTommy Durden).

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