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“WHEN SHE DRAWS NEAR”
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When she draws near,I seem to hear
The shy approach of some wild innocence:
As if—in acorn crown—
A dryad should step down
From some dim oak-tree where the woods are dense.
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When she's with me,I seem to see
The brambles blossom where just touched her dress:
As, with her love's perfume,
She touches into bloom
The thorns of life and gives them loveliness.
| The poems of Madison Cawein | |