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DESIGN OF WHITE LILACS by GRACE HAZARD CONKLING

First Line: IN ALLEYS OF LILACS
Last Line: MOON-WORDS, SUN-WORDS.
Subject(s): FLOWERS; LILACS;
In alleys of lilacs
The river runs,
And all of its water
Is moons and suns.

Lilacs are whiter
That wade the moons
And suns of a river
Long afternoons,

And river-lilacs
And river-birds
Cry to each other
Moon-words, sun-words.



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