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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASHES, by CATHERINE BRADSHAW First Line: The roaring fury of the flaming darts Last Line: A moment: neither flame nor smoke remains. | |||
The roaring fury of the flaming darts That vainly leap to stretch into the sky Hurl forth thick clouds of acrid smoke in wrath To rise as towering columns in the blue. A moment: neither flame nor smoke remains. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MAD WIND by CATHERINE BRADSHAW PORTRAIT BY A NEIGHBOR by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY A SNOWFLAKE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FOR EVER AND EVERMORE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) BROADWAY IN THE OZARKS: NIGHT by BETTY CORBETT BASSETT TO HARRY ELLIS WOOLDRIDGE by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES |
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