Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LIKE A FRIENDSHIP MARRED, by ANN WOODBURY HAFEN



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LIKE A FRIENDSHIP MARRED, by                    
First Line: I once had an opaline dresden vase
Last Line: Disfigures the lady's face.
Subject(s): Vases


I once had an opaline Dresden vase
That pictured a lady in taffeta, lace.
Who looked on Love with a wistful smile
On her tender petal-face.

A careless hand broke my Dresden vase,
Shattered to pieces the taffeta, lace,
Killed in a gesture the wistful smile
On the lovely lady's face.

With artist-skill we mended the vase,
Bit by bit patched the taffeta, lace;
But a crooked smile, like a friendship marred,
Disfigures the lady's face.





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