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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BUTTERFLY, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography
First Line: Leafless, stemless, floating flower
Last Line: Bearing blossoms of thy kind.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Bugs
First Line: Leafless, stemless, floating flower
Last Line: Bearing blossoms of thy kind.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Bugs
LEAFLESS, stemless, floating flower,
From a rainbow's scattered bower,
Like a bubble of the air
Blown by fairies, tell me where
Seed or scion I may find
Bearing blossoms of thy kind.
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