Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A FULLER BOWL, by GENEVA VERSTEEG


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TO A FULLER BOWL, by                    
First Line: It was a case of love at first sight on my part
Last Line: It broke my heart -- and took a chip out of you!
Subject(s): Bowls


It was a case of love at first sight on my part,
You were so all-you-should-be in form and line.
Mulberry glazing to green delighted my heart.
I bought you and bore you to my apartment, "Mine!"
The blue-velvet runnered table brought you out,
My mulberry shaded lamp approved of you,
Blue Chinese rug and draperies showed their doubt,
But cushions, floor-lamps furnished gayer hue;
You lent your charm to a multitude of flowers.
You rejoiced with me when he came, bearing gifts,
Phonograph records, books, such thrilling hours.
Time is a sieve which sifts and sifts and sifts.
When we left that apartment all the world seemed blue.
It broke my heart -- and took a chip out of you!





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