Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, YUCCAS, by MARY ELIZABETH PEARCE


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YUCCAS, by                    
First Line: Pale and dim fell the moonlight
Last Line: The yuccas witnessed my sorrow.
Subject(s): Grief; Yucca Plants; Sorrow; Sadness


Pale and dim fell the moonlight
Softly repelling the shadows
Yet warning the gathering shadows
Back from the garden till midnight.

Lone, at the ebb of my powers,
I came to the dim-lighted pathway.
Fragrant the broad winding pathway
Sweet with the scent of the flowers.

Somber my heart was and weary,
But beauty was there in the garden,
Beauty and charm in the garden
For hearts heavy-laden and dreary.

Where I came wandering, straying,
In light falling misty and silver,
All shadowy grace in the silver
Dainty white figures were swaying.

Little old ladies, I thought them,
Or fair gentle nuns in white veiling,
Shrouded in filmy white veiling --
Or angels or fairies, I sought them.

Whispering of peace and of beauty,
They shed a faint light all about them;
A soft pearly light shone about them
As they whispered of love and of duty.

Darkness of midnight approaching
I left them to breathe their sweet secrets.
Their innocent beautiful secrets,
Deep shadows already encroaching.

Eagerly then on the morrow
I sped to the garden to greet them.
But never again did I greet them --
The yuccas witnessed my sorrow.





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