Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OWNERSHIP, by INA DONNA COOLBRITH


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First Line: In a garden that I know
Last Line: Sings for me, and for me only.
Subject(s): Birds


In a garden that I know,
Only palest blossoms blow.

There the lily, purest nun,
Hides her white face from the sun.

And the maiden rose-bud stirs
In a garment fair as hers.

One shy bird, with folded wings
Sits within the leaves and sings;

Sits and sings the daylight long,
Just a patient, plaintive song.

Other gardens greet the spring
With a blaze of blossoming;

Other song-birds, piping clear,
Chorus from the branches near;

But my blossoms, palest known,
Bloom for me and me alone,

And my bird, though sad and lonely,
Sings for me, and for me only.




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