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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WATER-LILY, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Whence, o fragrant form of light Last Line: Left her garment in the tide. Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Flowers; Holidays; Lilies; Plants; Trees; Planting; Planters | |||
WHENCE, O fragrant form of light, Hast thou drifted through the night, Swanlike, to a leafy nest, On the restless waves, at rest? Art thou from the snowy zone Of a mountain-summit blown, Or the blossom of a dream, Fashioned in the foamy stream? Nay, -- methinks the maiden moon, When the daylight came too soon, Fleeting from her bath to hide, Left her garment in the tide. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KILLING THE PLANTS by JANE KENYON NOW I AM A PLANT, A WEED by KATHERINE MANSFIELD TANKA DIARY (5) by HARRYETTE MULLEN ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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