Love
The Doll upon the Topmost Bough
From The Congo and Other Poems (1914)
Love
This doll upon the topmost bough,
This playmate-gift, in Christmas dress,
Was taken down and brought to me
One sleety night most comfortless.
Her hair was gold, her dolly-sash
Was gray brocade, most good to see.
The dear toy laughed, and I forgot
The ill the new year promised me.
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Lindsay, Vachel. “The Doll upon the Topmost Bough.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/103/.
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Lindsay, Vachel. “The Doll upon the Topmost Bough.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lindsay/103/.
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