The Easter Flower Claude McKay (1889 – 1948) Far from this - TopicsExpress



          

The Easter Flower Claude McKay (1889 – 1948) 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.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 14:21:28 +0000

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