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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT DELOS, by DUNCAN CAMPBELL SCOTT Poet's Biography
First Line: An iris-flower with topaz leaves
Last Line: Brings to the grave his tears.
Alternate Author Name(s): Scott, D. C.
Subject(s): Delos (island), Greece; Transience; Impermanence
First Line: An iris-flower with topaz leaves
Last Line: Brings to the grave his tears.
Alternate Author Name(s): Scott, D. C.
Subject(s): Delos (island), Greece; Transience; Impermanence
An iris-flower with topaz leaves,
With a dark heart of deeper gold,
Died over Delos when light failed
And the night grew cold.
No wave fell mourning in the sea
Where age on age beauty had died;
For that frail colour withering away
No sea-bird cried.
There is no grieving in the world
As beauty fades throughout the years:
The pilgrim with the weary heart
Brings to the grave his tears.
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