Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, STUDY IN STILL LIFE, by HILDEGARDE FRIED DREPS


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STUDY IN STILL LIFE, by                    
First Line: Regal lilies in a bowl
Last Line: My buddah of desire.
Subject(s): Silence; Soul; Stillbirth; Death - Childbirth


Regal lilies in a bowl,
Whose fragrance feeds the soul,
Blend with two waxen candles
Tipped with gold. And I compare
The ivory pages of an open book
That lie serenely there.
Close by, a Buddah calmly sits
With desire in his mystic eyes.
He gazes at the waxen candles,
Because no light
Flames from their golden tips.
All this is light to me!
Born of earthly fire ...
It feeds my soul and satisfies
My Buddah of desire.





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