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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF THE MORNING-GLORIES, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: We wedded each a star
Last Line: Lamenting, die.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Flowers; Morning Glories
First Line: We wedded each a star
Last Line: Lamenting, die.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Flowers; Morning Glories
We wedded each a star --
A warrior true,
That plighted faith afar
In drops of dew.
But comes the cruel dawn;
The dew is dry;
And we, our lovers gone,
Lamenting, die.
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