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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PROTECTION, by MARIE FAIRCHILD First Line: If carelessly I turn my eyes Last Line: Burst from the fragile bounds of me. | |||
If carelessly I turn my eyes From sunset of resplendent gold; Or when a purple twilight awes I whistle tunes quite gay and bold. Or draw my shade some summer night To shut out moonlight's perfumed glow; Or stop my ears to symphony Of plaintive tones I dare not know. And close my heart quite frequently, To all of beauty's majesty; -- It is protection -- lest my soul Burst from the fragile bounds of me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FIGHTING RACE [FEBRUARY 16, 1898] by JOSEPH IGNATIUS CONSTANTINE CLARKE THE LAST SIGNAL by THOMAS HARDY ODES IV, 7. TO TORQUATUS. DIFFUGERE NIVES by QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS TO THE NECROPHILE by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG ODE TO THE CONNECTICUT RIVER by JOSIAS LYNDON ARNOLD THE MESSIAH by MABEL WARREN ARNOLD THE COMMON A-TOOK IN by WILLIAM BARNES |
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