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BASTARD, by                    
First Line: Afar to the luring west
Last Line: A man-made sun of fire.—
Subject(s): Children - Illegitimate; Birth - Out Of Wedlock; Bastards


Afar to the luring west
Against the darkening sky
I see a blazing crest,
A gem, on the Quaker breast
Of the earth. Its shimmering ray
Gives a faint ethereal tinge
Of rose to the delicate fringe
Of dusky clouds above.
Entranced, perplexed, I gaze
Through the mist of twilight haze;
For just one hour ago
I watched the sun in its regal glow
Descend to the realms of night.

I turn away, depressed;
I fear the sun which lights
My heart's own dreamed-of west,
And fills my soul's desire,
May prove a bastard crest
A man-made sun of fire.—





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