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An Invitation

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Dear Ritchie, I am waiting for the signal word to fly,          And tell me that the visit which has suffered such belating     Is to be a thing of now, and no more of by-and-by.                 Dear Ritchie, I am waiting.     The sea is at its bluest, and the Spring is new creating          The woods and dens we know of, and the fields rejoicing lie,     And the air is soft as summer, and the hedge-birds all are mating.     The Links are full of larks' nests, and the larks possess the sky,          Like a choir of happy spirits, melodiously debating,     All is ready for your coming, dear Ritchie--yes, and I,                 Dear Ritchie, I am waiting.

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