Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ATALANTA, by ELLINOR L. NORCROSS


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ATALANTA, by                    
First Line: She danced like a swirl of petals down
Last Line: Of dreams buried deep in her heart.
Subject(s): Beauty; Desire; Girls


She danced like a swirl of petals down
Our quiet village street;
And followed a gleaming stardust trail
With steps that were lithe and fleet.

Far out and away on the high white road
Ere the day had well begun,
We could catch the gallant, eager tread
Of that runner in the sun.

But the shining dust blinded her eyes --
And the winds tore dreams apart.
And they found her at last with a slender shaft
Of dreams buried deep in her heart.





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