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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MODULATIONS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The petals of the faded rose Last Line: Or breathes in love sublime. Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Transience; Impermanence | |||
The petals of the faded rose Commingle silently, One with the atoms of the dust, One with the chaliced sea. The essence of my fleeting youth Caught in the web of time, Exhales within the springing flowers Or breathes in love sublime. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL THE SEEKONK WOODS by GALWAY KINNELL OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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