Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AWAKENING, by DOROTHY HOLLOWAY PFLAGER


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AWAKENING, by                    
First Line: With loving hands, a chiffon veil they bound
Last Line: But feast on heights and depths forevermore.
Subject(s): Beauty


With loving hands, a chiffon veil they bound
Around my eyes; I dimly saw the things
That men called beauty and I never found
The ugliness of which the realist sings.
With soft harmonious light, in monotone
Life passed me by; I vaguely lived, until
One day, oh God, I found myself alone.
In one fell swoop, as children sometimes will
I ripped the veil, and blinded by the light
Of beauty, chaos, passion, terror, hope,
I stood struck dumb at life's wide open door.
Shielding my eyes, I tripped, and with delight
I rose alone; I found I need not grope
But feast on heights and depths forevermore.





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