Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MAJOLICA PLATE, by RUTH MASON RICE



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MAJOLICA PLATE, by                    
First Line: Yellow and green, with garlands gay
Last Line: Majolica chronicles have this plight.
Subject(s): Mallorca; Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women - Bible; Majorca; Virgin Mary


Yellow and green, with garlands gay;
Pale Madonnas on fields of blue;
Plump bambini with birds, at play;
Coat-of-arms of Italian hue;
Perugian Griffin with Lion of Guelph,
Fighting to prove their civic prides;
Just at this point -- I help myself . . .
A crack runs down where the Mayor decides
Which of the cities has won the fight . . .
Majolica chronicles have this plight.





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