Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, STROPHE, by RUTH CLAY PRICE


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STROPHE, by                    
First Line: Priest and priestess
Last Line: Eternal.
Subject(s): Love; Religion; Theology


Priest and Priestess
At the altar
Hymeneal,
Make of our love
An altar fire
Perpetual;

With imagination
Tend the flame
Immortal:

All lovers are given
A religious moment
Temporal;

Only a few
The exaltation
Eternal.





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