The poetical works of Lucy Larcom | ||
THE WATER-LILY.
From the reek of the pond the lilyHas risen, in raiment white,
A spirit of air and water,
A form of incarnate light.
Yet, except for the rooted stem
That steadies her diadem,
Except for the earth she is nourished by,
Could the soul of the lily have climbed to the sky?
The poetical works of Lucy Larcom | ||