Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LOTUS POND, by JANET B. MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN


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THE LOTUS POND, by                    
First Line: I came at sunset to the lotus pond
Last Line: And shall gather the roots of the lotus buds close about my heart.
Subject(s): Courtship; Lotus; Love; Lotos


I CAME at sunset to the lotus pond,
I told them I loved the lotus flowers;
That I wanted to see the last rays of the sun
Strike across the pink buds.
I knew that he loved the lotus pond;
I thought he might walk there at sunset.
He came; a woman was with him.
He loved her. By the light in his eyes I knew that;
And by the tone of his voice,
As he spoke to her of the lotus buds.
Now I speak the truth when I say
That I love the lotus buds.
One may grow out of my heart,
And may give him joy in passing;
Perhaps he may even stoop to pluck it,
For I shall lie near the shore
Beneath the water of the lotus pond,
And shall gather the roots of the lotus buds close about my heart.





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