Nature
In a Cuban Garden
From Flame and Shadow (1920)
Nature
Hibiscus flowers are cups of fire,
(Love me, my lover, life will not stay)
The bright poinsettia shakes in the wind,
A scarlet leaf is blowing away.
A lizard lifts his head and listens--
Kiss me before the noon goes by,
Here in the shade of the ceiba hide me
From the great black vulture circling the sky.
Cite this poem
MLA
Teasdale, Sara. “In a Cuban Garden.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/247/.
Chicago
Teasdale, Sara. “In a Cuban Garden.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/247/.
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