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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LILIES AND MUD, by MARGARET M. L. MILLER First Line: Lilies tall, cool, smooth, white Last Line: Strange that god made both. Subject(s): Contrariness; God | |||
Lilies tall, cool, smooth, white; Mud reeking with vilest insect life; -- Strange that God made both. A child laughing gayly at its play; A man swearing violently in anger; -- Strange that God made both. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MOUNTAIN IS STRIPPED by DAVID IGNATOW AS CLOSE AS BREATHING by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 1 by MARK JARMAN UNHOLY SONNET 13 by MARK JARMAN BIRTH-DUES by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE SILENT SHEPHERDS by ROBINSON JEFFERS GOING TO THE HORSE FLATS by ROBINSON JEFFERS SLEET IN HEAVEN by MARGARET M. L. MILLER |
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