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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LILIES AND MUD, by MARGARET M. L. MILLER First Line: Lilies tall, cool, smooth, white Last Line: Strange that god made both. Subject(s): Contrariness; God | |||
Lilies tall, cool, smooth, white; Mud reeking with vilest insect life; -- Strange that God made both. A child laughing gayly at its play; A man swearing violently in anger; -- Strange that God made both. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MOUNTAIN IS STRIPPED by DAVID IGNATOW AS CLOSE AS BREATHING by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 1 by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN BIRTH-DUES by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE SILENT SHEPHERDS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GOING TO THE HORSE FLATS by ROBINSON JEFFERS SLEET IN HEAVEN by MARGARET M. L. MILLER TRAPS by MARGARET M. L. MILLER I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A REAL HARD TIME BEFORE' by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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