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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOST ILLUSIONS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh, for the veils of my far away youth
Last Line: [or, shielding my heart from the blaze of truth!]
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Variant Title(s): Illusion
Subject(s): Aging; Hallucinations & Illusions; Innocence
First Line: Oh, for the veils of my far away youth
Last Line: [or, shielding my heart from the blaze of truth!]
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Variant Title(s): Illusion
Subject(s): Aging; Hallucinations & Illusions; Innocence
Oh, for the veils of my far away youth,
Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth,
Why did I stray from their shelter and grow
Into the sadness that follows - to know!
Impotent atom with desolate gaze
Threading the tumult of hazardous ways -
Oh, for the veils, for the veils of my youth
Veils, that hung low o'er the blaze of the truth!
[or, Shielding my heart from the blaze of truth!]
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