Love
Winged Words
From Poems (1908)
Love
As darting swallows skim across a pool,
Whose tranquil depths reflect a tranquil sky,
So, o'er the depths of silence, dark and cool,
Our winged words dart playfully,
And seldom break
The quiet surface of the lake,
As they flit by.
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Coleridge, Mary E. “Winged Words.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/26/.
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Coleridge, Mary E. “Winged Words.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/26/.
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