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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BIRTH OF THE FLOWERS, by MARY MCNEIL SCOTT FENOLLOSA
First Line: God spoke! And from the arid scene
Last Line: He smiled, and there were flowers.
Alternate Author Name(s): Mccall, Sidney; Scott, Mary Mcneil
Subject(s): Flowers
First Line: God spoke! And from the arid scene
Last Line: He smiled, and there were flowers.
Alternate Author Name(s): Mccall, Sidney; Scott, Mary Mcneil
Subject(s): Flowers
God spoke! and from the arid scene
Sprang rich and verdant bowers,
Till all the earth was soft with green—
He smiled, and there were flowers.
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