Nature
Vespers
From What's O'Clock (1925)
Nature
Last night, at sunset,
The foxgloves were like tall altar candles.
Could I have lifted you to the roof of the greenhouse, my Dear,
I should have understood their burning.
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MLA
Lowell, Amy. “Vespers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/333/.
Chicago
Lowell, Amy. “Vespers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lowell_a/333/.
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