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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HORA STELLATRIX, by AMY LOWELL Poet's Biography
First Line: The stars hang thick in the apple tree
Last Line: Starfire sparkles, your coronal.
First Line: The stars hang thick in the apple tree
Last Line: Starfire sparkles, your coronal.
The stars hang thick in the apple tree,
The south wind smells of the pungent sea,
Gold tulip cups are heavy with dew.
The night's for you, Sweetheart, for you!
Starfire rains from the vaulted blue.
Listen! The dancing of unseen leaves.
A drowsy swallow stirs in the eaves.
Only a maiden is sorrowing.
'T is night and spring, Sweetheart, and spring!
Starfire lights your heart's blossoming.
In the intimate dark there's never an ear,
Though the tulips stand on tiptoe to hear,
So give; ripe fruit must shrivel or fall.
As you are mine, Sweetheart, give all!
Starfire sparkles, your coronal.
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TO-MORROW TO FRESH WOODS AND PASTURES NEW' by AMY LOWELL
AND SO, I THINK DIOGENES by AMY LOWELL