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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOST ILLUSIONS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, for the veils of my far away youth Last Line: [or, shielding my heart from the blaze of truth!] Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Variant Title(s): Illusion Subject(s): Aging; Hallucinations & Illusions; Innocence | |||
Oh, for the veils of my far away youth, Shielding my heart from the blaze of the truth, Why did I stray from their shelter and grow Into the sadness that follows - to know! Impotent atom with desolate gaze Threading the tumult of hazardous ways - Oh, for the veils, for the veils of my youth Veils, that hung low o'er the blaze of the truth! [or, Shielding my heart from the blaze of truth!] | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HORATIAN VIRTUE by ANTHONY HECHT MONOLOGUE BEFORE AN INNOCENT BEING PRISONED IN A TREE by MARY KINZIE THE EROTIC PHILOSOPHERS by KIZER. CAROLYN THE LANDLADY OF THE WHINTON INN TELLS A STORY by AMY LOWELL |
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