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Vespers

by Amy Lowell

Amy Lowell

Last night, at sunset,
The foxgloves were like tall altar candles.
Could I have lifted you to the roof of the greenhouse, my Dear,
I should have understood their burning.




Quotes of the Day

I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle.
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  • Henry David Thoreau
    Epitaph On The World
    by Henry David Thoreau
    Here lies the body of this world, Whose soul alas to hell is hurled. This golden youth long since was past, Its silver manhood went as fast, An iron age drew on at last;