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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO IRIS, by MILDRED SPARKS
First Line: You have a fitting name
Last Line: Oh, sun, curl not with brown the petals of the iris.
Subject(s): Iris (flower); Names
First Line: You have a fitting name
Last Line: Oh, sun, curl not with brown the petals of the iris.
Subject(s): Iris (flower); Names
You have a fitting name.
Deep-natured; and kind past knowing;
All the lilies' loveliness
And understanding peace you bear.
Tall, beautiful,
And strong
Bends the iris.
Its deeply-shaded white
Bespeaks the changes of the sun
Upon its petals.
Wind, bruise not the delicate stalk.
Oh, sun, curl not with brown the petals of the iris.
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