Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, GATHERINGS, by MYRTLE JOHNS


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GATHERINGS, by                    
First Line: I am a gatherer of beauty
Last Line: Yet they are whole to pass on to you.
Subject(s): Beauty


I am a gatherer of beauty,
The beauty of leaves shivering before a storm,
Of hills holding themselves aloof in simple grace,
Of the quiet glide of waters in roadside brooks,
Of streams of moonlight anchored across a lake,
Of deluded stars as they make their escape and steal earthward,
Of the realization of day by the birds' sweet harmony,
Of the soothing embrace of the wind and the sun,
Of the darkness that brings with it peaceful rest.
All of these have I taken into myself,
Yet they are whole to pass on to you.





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