Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, I LOVE ACACIA, by EDITH LOVELL


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I LOVE ACACIA, by                    
First Line: Once when I was very young
Last Line: Akin to youth and my ideal.
Subject(s): Acacia; Aging; Trees; Youth


Once when I was very young
And still had faith that I could be
Like certain dreams to which I clung,
An invitation came to me . . .
I wore acacia as I stood
With other "pledges" in a line
And vowed to make my womanhood
Into a model strong and fine.
But years are fleet and I forget
Just what it was I longed to be
And though I know I could not fit
The pattern that is lost to me --
Acacia still can make me feel
Akin to youth and my ideal.





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