Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SHADOWS, by ELIZABETH GULLOWAY


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SHADOWS, by                    
First Line: Shadows, like vague dreams of / youth
Last Line: Just evade my grasp.
Alternate Author Name(s): Galloway, Elizabeth
Subject(s): Friendship; Love; Relationships


SHADOWS, like vague dreams of youth,
Lie upon the grass
Wavering as the little winds
Through the tall trees pass.

Far before us spreads the world,
Fair and bright to see,
River blue and orchards white,
Meadows wide and free.

Close beside me stands my friend,
Winsome, dreaming soul,
Twinkling with her changing eyes,
And expressions droll.

Shadows, world, and friend of mine,
All that I would clasp
And hold within my longing heart,
Just evade my grasp.





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