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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I AM A MOTH, by EUGENIE CATHERINE PAUL
First Line: I, a moth of pretty things
Last Line: Trembles through me in the light.
Subject(s): Moths
First Line: I, a moth of pretty things
Last Line: Trembles through me in the light.
Subject(s): Moths
I, a moth of pretty things,
In the candle of God's eye,
Brush the air with gauzy wings,
Round and round Him try to fly
Earthbound, straining to depart,
I, so dim, to Him, so bright,
With a fearsome joy, my heart
Trembles through me in the light.
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