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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A GIFT, by ELIZABETH MORROW First Line: My friend holds careless in his palm Last Line: The gem is mine. Alternate Author Name(s): Cutter, Elizabeth Reeve Subject(s): Gifts & Giving | |||
MY friend holds careless in his palm A glittering stone. He does not know a jewel rare Is all his own. But in its flashing lights I see A diamond shine, And though he holds it in his hand, The gem is mine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GIVEAWAY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY A VALENTINE FOR ERNEST MANN by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE SO IT'S TODAY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EVERYBODY KNOWS by DAVID IGNATOW ON VIOLET'S WAFERS, SENT ME WHEN I WAS ILL by SIDNEY LANIER TO MY CLASS: ON CERTAIN FRUITS AND FLOWERS SENT ... SICKNESS by SIDNEY LANIER THE GIFT; FOR MY DAUGHTER by GREGORY ORR AN OLD MAP by ELIZABETH MORROW |
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