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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WATER LILIES, by IBN HAMDIS
First Line: Drink by the pool
Last Line: Their tongues of flame.
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies
First Line: Drink by the pool
Last Line: Their tongues of flame.
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies
Drink by the pool
Where shines the beautiful
Water-lilies' sheen,
Crimson on green.
The blossoms break
The mirror of the lake,
And adroitly aim
Their tongues of flame.
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