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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FLOWER DAY, by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE
First Line: On flower day the gardens came
Last Line: On flower day.
Subject(s): Cities; Poverty; Urban Life
First Line: On flower day the gardens came
Last Line: On flower day.
Subject(s): Cities; Poverty; Urban Life
ON Flower Day the gardens came
In close, baked city streets to bloom,
Dark alleys drank the sweet perfume;
The roses reddened many a room —
On Flower Day.
Unnumbered children without name
Were cheered and charmed by fragrant flowers
Fresh from the unknown garden bowers --
Ay! there was balm for countless hours —
On Flower Day.
Love's spark was fanned into a flame,
The city paused its sordid greed,
The latent God in man gave heed
Unto a poor child's soulful need —
On Flower Day.
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THE CITY REVISITED by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET
PRAISE PSALM OF THE CITY-DWELLER by APRIL BERNARD
TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: ENTERING THE CITY WITH BLISS-BESTOWING HANDS by LUCILLE CLIFTON
THE CITY OF THE OLESHA FRUIT by NORMAN DUBIE
DISCOVERING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF LLOYD, EARL, AND PRISCILLA by LYNN EMANUEL