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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO CHARMIAN, UNBORN, by LOIS SEYSTER MONTROSS
First Line: My body folded tawny wings
Last Line: Be born for silk and song and wings.
Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Wishes
First Line: My body folded tawny wings
Last Line: Be born for silk and song and wings.
Subject(s): Singing & Singers; Wishes
My body folded tawny wings
To walk with slow, uncertain feet;
My body put off silken things
For linen, humble and discreet;
My songs that were as butterflies,
So frail they bore but phantom gold,
Cling to the earth, and dare not rise
Out of the withered grass and mold;
My laugh is dumb that fluttered wild,
My hands are bare of shining rings,
My soul goes fasting that a child
Be born for silk and song and wings.
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