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MADEIRA FROM THE SEA by SARA TEASDALE

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First Line: OUT OF THE DELICATE DREAM OF THE DISTANCE AN EMERALD EMERGES
Last Line: FALLEN ASLEEP TO THE TUNE OF A PORTUGUESE SONG IN A GARDEN.
Subject(s): PORTUGAL;
Out of the delicate dream of the distance an emerald emerges
Veiled in the violet folds of the air of the sea;
Softly the dream grows awakening -- shimmering white of a city,
Splashes of crimson, the gay bougainvillea, the palms.
High in the infinite blue of its heaven a quiet cloud lingers,
Lost and forgotten of winds that have fallen asleep,
Fallen asleep to the tune of a Portuguese song in a garden.






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