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Escape to the Country

The Woman

You whom my soul loves, tell me
where you pasture your flock,
where you rest your sheep at noon.

Why should I be like a veiled woman
beside the flocks of your companions?

A Reply to the Woman

If you do not know, most beautiful of women,
go out and follow the tracks of the flock
and graze your young goats
    by the dwellings of the shepherds.

Most Beautiful of Women

The Man

My darling, I compare you
to a mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.

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