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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHERE LILIES FLOAT, by ANNIE C. SHIPLEY
First Line: Three children played where lilies float
Last Line: Of grace to feed the lean of soul.
Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Lilies
First Line: Three children played where lilies float
Last Line: Of grace to feed the lean of soul.
Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Lilies
Three children played where lilies float
At the make-believe their wishing wrote.
Their symbol was a petal-dream
Unfolding through an elfin scheme.
The petal dream of beauty grew
And led me on until I knew
The fragrant bloom was a drinking bowl
Of Grace to feed the lean of soul.
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