Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FALLEN, by RACHEL ANNAND TAYLOR Poet's Biography First Line: The leaves of the lilies are lying Last Line: At the evenfall. Subject(s): Lilies Of The Valley; Nature; Shame | ||||||||
I. THE leaves of the lilies are lying Low on the soiling ways, And the lover-winds denying With moans their early praise, With tears their early praise, O hide their shame From the morning flame! God gathers all At the evenfall. II. The leaves of the soul are lying Stained in the underwood, And the winds o' the world decrying Their lost sweet maidenhood, Their dreamy maidenhood. Hide them away From the sun-lit day! God gathers all At the evenfall. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CELLAR by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR KITCHEN LINOLEUM by AUDRE LORDE SAINT RITA / SANTA RITA by PAT MORA PUT YOU TO SHAME by ALICE NOTLEY AURENG-ZEBE, OR THE GREAT MOGUL: PROLOGUE by JOHN DRYDEN TROUBLE WITH MATH IN A ONE-ROOM COUNTRY SCHOOL by JANE KENYON SHAME by CHARLES KENNETH WILLIAMS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN TO HER LOVER by RACHEL ANNAND TAYLOR |
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