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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MEMORIES, by MINNIE MCKINNON BOGGS First Line: More fragrant seems the oleander bloom Last Line: Of smiling lips that mock a heart that sighs. Subject(s): Oleanders | |||
More fragrant seems the oleander bloom When dusky shadows with the moonbeams meet. When snowy lilies shed their soft perfume Come happy memories and bittersweet. What memories can hover round a flower Till one forgets the pleasure that it gave. The jasmine fragrance has a haunting power, Breathes romance and recalls an open grave. A fading rose can strangely cast its spell, And holds its glamour where it proudly lies. If flowers could speak, the crimson rose might tell Of smiling lips that mock a heart that sighs. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...OLEANDER GROVE by MARTHA COWELL CALLOWAY HOW ABUNDANT IS THE SPRING by STEPHEN SHU-NING LIU OLEANDER by LORETTA RANDALL SHARP THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND by HENRY FIELDING EXHORTATION TO PRAYER by MARGARET MERCER ROBIN REDBREAST by MOTHER GOOSE IDYLLS OF THE KING: THE MARRIAGE OF GERAINT by ALFRED TENNYSON A FAREWELL TO AMERICA, TO MRS. S. W. by PHILLIS WHEATLEY |
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