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31 Mar 2010

THE EASTER FLOWER.

The Easter Flower by CLAUDE MCKAY.

Far from this foreign Easter damp and chilly
My soul steals to a pear-shaped plot of ground,
Where gleamed the lilac-tinted Easter lily
Soft-scented in the air for yards around;
Alone, without a hint of guardian leaf!
Just like a fragile bell of silver rime,
It burst the tomb for freedom sweet and brief
In the young pregnant year at Eastertime;
And many thought it was a sacred sign,
And some called it the resurrection flower;
And I, a pagan, worshiped at its shrine,
Yielding my heart unto its perfumed power.
Today's post is part of a weekly meme, FreeVerse hosted by Cara @ OOH ... BOOKS!
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10 comments:

  1. Kissed by an Angel31 March 2010 at 12:05

    That was nice, I really enjoyed reading it!
    xxxx

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  2. Kelly31 March 2010 at 14:09

    Quite lovely.... just like the flower!

    Also quite appropriate for this week's FreeVerse.

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  3. Oddyoddyo1331 March 2010 at 15:08

    Beautiful. I love reading pieces like that.

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  4. Myne31 March 2010 at 19:13

    This is beautiful!

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  5. Felicity Grace Terry31 March 2010 at 21:36

    Thank you, glad you enjoyed it - I only wish I could get the spacing sorted. Cutting and pasting worked last time but not this time. Oh well, back to the drawing board as it were.

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  6. Anonymous31 March 2010 at 21:40

    Beautiful.

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  7. Valerie31 March 2010 at 22:15

    I love the smell of Easter Lilies, and this really brings that to me! The linkage between the flower and the Easter holiday really shows well here.

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  8. quid1 April 2010 at 01:44

    Perfect illustration for this poem!

    quidrock

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  9. Cara Powers1 April 2010 at 04:58

    Thanks for reminding me it's Easter. I haven't been to church since before Lent. The poem is beautiful.

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  10. Betty Manousos1 April 2010 at 18:43

    Loved this one! It enlightened my heart.
    HUGS!XX

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Ah wish te thank each an everyone of yee fre yer keind words. It's canny te see yee an ah hope you'll visit agyen. Divvent leave it tee long, will ye?