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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF THE SINNER, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Just a bit of ashes Last Line: Pray, sweet virgin, pray! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Sin | |||
Just a bit of ashes Grey, grey ashes—spent— God! how fierce the fires burned Down to this content. Just a bit of ashes, Not a single spark Lives in this residuum Crumbling cold and dark. Just a bit of ashes— To the judgment day, I go with my memories— Pray, sweet virgin, pray! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHANEL NO. 5 by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BROTHERS: 4. IN MY OWN DEFENSE by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL APPELLATE JURISDICTION by MARIANNE MOORE OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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