Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BLUE SWAMP LILIES, by ELEANOR G. R. YOUNG


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BLUE SWAMP LILIES, by                    
First Line: Lone hermits that the world has seldom seen
Last Line: Blue lilies nodding to you joyously.
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies


Lone hermits that the world has seldom seen:
By quiet little shallow pools they grow,
Thousands of lilies, dotted here and there,
Tucked loosely in the grass's glossy hair,
Waiting for some gay little breeze to blow
Their lovely petals open, just to show
The deeper sapphire that lies hidden there
They will not grow in gardens,
They must be
In marshy places
Whispering of the sea—
In cool hidden places where men seldom tread
These hermit lilies make their marshy bed.
There—in the summer stillness—you will see
Blue lilies nodding to you joyously.





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