Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EARTHBOUND, by CELIA A. VAN COTT


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First Line: I love this world. I do not want to know
Last Line: To know the last of life's sweet melody!
Subject(s): Life


I love this world. I do not want to know
When last I see the sunset mold the hill
In aureole of gold, or the fluffy frill
Of pearled clouds afloat in the crimson glow
Of a dawning sky. I do not want to know
Which day will be my last. I want to thrill
With each new dawn, with birds' enraptured trill
Or the beauty of the soft white falling snow.
My spirit's strong with earthly beauty, God.
So deep in love with greening field and sky;
With seasons' interwoven harmony.
My spirit's cleaved within this human sod.
It would be hard, O God, to say goodbye,
To know the last of life's sweet melody!





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