The Sun (Sherwood)
THE SUN
By Margaret Sherwood
Green, sun-warmed leaf and crimson-petalled rose
Share the deep secret of swift passing breath;
Consuming flame to fairest beauty grows.
And life is kindled by impassioned death.
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