Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical disguise. - Gwendolyn Brooks

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Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
Again in this identical disguise.

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About Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks (7 June 1917 – 3 December 2000) was an American poet. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her book of poems Annie Allen.

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Alternative Names: Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks
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