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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ISLES OF HAWAII, by HOWARD VIGNE SUTHERLAND
First Line: Isles of bewitchment, children of the fire!
Last Line: Of waves at dusk to lull your drowsy flowers?
Subject(s): Hawaii
First Line: Isles of bewitchment, children of the fire!
Last Line: Of waves at dusk to lull your drowsy flowers?
Subject(s): Hawaii
Isles of bewitchment, children of the fire!
Once, at your bases, boiled the billowing seas;
While, crimson-tipped, each newly-risen spire
Cooled in the mist through untold centuries.
Isles of delight, darlings of sun and moon!
See how the palms are waving! Through the hours
What zephyr music and what opiate croon
Of waves at dusk to lull your drowsy flowers?
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