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THE FOUNTAIN by GLADYS CROMWELL

First Line: MY GARDEN FOUNTAIN SINGS TONIGHT
Last Line: AND DREAM OF SORROW'S GIRDING SPHERES.
Subject(s): FOUNTAINS; GARDENS & GARDENING;

MY garden fountain sings to-night,
Its margin is all moist with spray, --
That snow-white marble margin where
A white rose dreams of drooping day.

Upon the rose fall rhythmic drops,
Snow-cool from the pale fountain's crest, --
Drops cooler than the shadows when
The sun leads day-spring to the west.

Unto the rose, my fountain's rim
Is ample joy, while I, through tears,
Can see my garden growing dim,
And dream of sorrow's girding spheres.



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