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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. CRADLED IN FLAME, by EDWARD CARPENTER Poet's Biography
First Line: Cradled in flame
Last Line: Thy form, thy form, indelible remains.
Subject(s): Babies; Cradles; Love; Infants
First Line: Cradled in flame
Last Line: Thy form, thy form, indelible remains.
Subject(s): Babies; Cradles; Love; Infants
CRADLED in flame,
Or like a tiny charm-figure within an agate reclining, from that which
encloses it inseparate, indivisible—
So, deep in my heart, through all that chances,
Thy form, thy form, indelible remains.
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