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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ATTAR, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Fire - tears
Last Line: Of the heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
First Line: Fire - tears
Last Line: Of the heart.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Fire—tears—
And the torture-chamber,
With the last maddening turn of the screw—
Only thus
Is one precious drop distilled
Of the attar of rose
Of the heart.
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