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AFRICAN VIOLETS, by                    
First Line: How the wind shrieks!
Last Line: Of far-off africa.
Subject(s): Africa; Flowers; Jungles; Travel; Violets; Journeys; Trips


How the wind shrieks!
The fury of the gale
Bends the great oaks
Until their branches sway
Like slender, waving arms
Sent everywhere
By the wild whim
Of untamed, restless winds.

Here, on my desk,
Oblivious of the storm,
Blue blossoms,
Nestled in green, furry leaves,
Breathe the still peace
Of distant jungle lands.
Secure in their adopted habitat,
They wrap the room in stillness
So complete
That the shrill shrieking
Of the winter winds
Fades into distance.

There is one I know,
Whose presence
Is as glowing and serene
As these blue flowers
Of far-off Africa.





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