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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BUTTERFLY WINGS, by LOUISE CRENSHAW RAY
First Line: Some far off summer day, when you shall see
Last Line: Oh, magic touch of dusky velvet wings!
Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Magic; Poppies; Bugs
First Line: Some far off summer day, when you shall see
Last Line: Oh, magic touch of dusky velvet wings!
Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Magic; Poppies; Bugs
Some far off summer day, when you shall see,
Above gold poppy-fields, gay butterflies,
Dark-winged, like pirate sails on sunset skies,
Perchance soft wings shall flutter timidly
And touch your cheek. From long-forgotten springs
Shall come a host of tender, vanished charms --
Soft fingers on your face, clinging white arms . . .
Oh, magic touch of dusky velvet wings!
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