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The Music of Your Voice
 

A vase upon the mantelpiece,
          A ship upon the sea,
A goat upon a mountain-top
          Are much the same to me;
But when you mention melon jam,
          Or picnics by the creek,
Or apple pies, or pantomimes,
          I love to hear you speak.

The date of Magna Charta or
          The doings of the Dutch,
Or capes, or towns, or verbs, or nouns
          Do not excite me much;
But when you mention motor rides--
          Down by the sea for choice
Or chasing games, or chocolates,
          I love to hear your voice.