Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A RIBBON IN MY HAIR, by BELLE RUSH


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A RIBBON IN MY HAIR, by                    
First Line: I thought that hope was dead; that life would be
Last Line: I stayed to twine a ribbon in my hair.
Subject(s): Hope; Optimism


I thought that hope was dead; that life would be
A mere existence, dull montony.
That living without you I should not care
How drab I looked, or if none thought me fair.
But yesterday I saw redbud in bloom,
A pale Sweet William nodding at my feet;
I caught a whiff of the wild plum's perfume,
And suddenly I knew that life was sweet.
And so, before I went down to the gate,
To dream of you, who will no more be there,
Although I knew that it was getting late,
I stayed to twine a ribbon in my hair.





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