Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EMBLEMS, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON


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First Line: A wordless kiss, a stifled sigh
Last Line: The cruse has failed, the lamp must die!
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John


A wordless kiss, a stifled sigh,
A trembling lip, a downcast eye,
"Alas," they say,
"A-day, a-day,"
The cruse has failed, the lamp must die!





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