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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WATER LILIES, by G. W. D.
First Line: The hours are water lilies
Last Line: Unutterably dear!
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Love
First Line: The hours are water lilies
Last Line: Unutterably dear!
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Love
The hours are water lilies
That stir but never go,
Touched by the urge of waters
That sway them to and fro --
While I am waiting, dearest,
The hours linger so!
The hours are water lilies
In bloom when you are near.
They drop their pearly petals
In waters cool and clear --
So swiftly gone a beauty
Unutterably dear!
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