A glint of her hair or a flash of her shoulder -
That is the most I can boast to have seen,
Then all is lost as the shadows enfold her,
Forest glades making a screen of their green,
Could I cast off all the cares of tomorrow- Could I forget all the fret of today
Then, my heart free from the burdens I borrow,
Nature's chaste spirit her face would display.
The Wood Nymph
Ellis Parker Butler
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Poem topics: green, hair, heart, lost, nature, today, face, spirit, forget, screen, tomorrow, shoulder, display, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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