Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THIS THEN IS BEAUTY, by DESSIE GARNER MOORE


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THIS THEN IS BEAUTY, by                    
First Line: This then is beauty in its sweetest way
Last Line: My head on your shoulder as the bright day ends!
Subject(s): Nature


This then is beauty in its sweetest way;
Twittering bird-notes at dawning day;
Sun-dappled grass still wet with dew;
A clump of trees, a drift of smoke through;
A morning campfire and breakfast with you!

A path in the sun, blue sky overhead;
Pine needles underfoot to carpet my tread;
A breeze in the air, a wild bird's trill;
A falling pine cone, the rise of a hill;
A brown hand in mine -- you with me still!

A blue haze at twilight, the sun slanting low;
Deep shadows falling, our campfire's glow;
The farmer boy's whistle as homeward he wends;
The sweet hour of silence as night descends;
My head on your shoulder as the bright day ends!





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