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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHITE EASTER LILIES, by BLANCHE MALLERY PAYNE
First Line: Rows of stately easter lilies stood shining and purely white
Last Line: Was first an easter lily pure, and grew in god's own care.
Subject(s): Easter; Flowers; Holidays; Lilies; Religion; The Resurrection; Theology
First Line: Rows of stately easter lilies stood shining and purely white
Last Line: Was first an easter lily pure, and grew in god's own care.
Subject(s): Easter; Flowers; Holidays; Lilies; Religion; The Resurrection; Theology
Rows of stately Easter lilies stood shining and purely white;
Their hearts of gold, the sun had touched with his own gleaming light;
Perchance the robe of God's Own Son, flowing and straight and fair,
Was first an Easter lily pure, and grew in God's own care.
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