Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, POINSETTIA, by HILDEGARD OTT RUSSELL


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POINSETTIA, by                    
First Line: I have vowed to give your splendor
Last Line: Muted by your grace.
Subject(s): Christmas; Poinsettias; Nativity, The


I have vowed to give your splendor
Wonder and acclaim,
But my words have lacked the luster
Fitting such a name.

I have dreamed again the story
How the Christ was born,
How you first burst into blossom
On the coming morn.

Like the magi, I am humbled
By a lighted face,
And I kneel in adoration
Muted by your grace.





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