Cream White
Dublin Core
Title
Cream White
Description
White, cream white; in pleat and band and fold;
The pure white of the snow touched with the sunset's gold:
With foamy flecks of lace, at bust and throat and wrist,
Like edge of pearling waves, when sandy beach they've kissed:
White, creamy white; crowned with her wavy hair.
'Bove gleaming dark eyes lit with soul so true, so rare,
That I would give the world, and all in it I see
To know her soul, looked forth through those dark eyes for me:
White is her robe, and white her thoughts; and pure
As thoughts of angels or of children are;
Pure as the snow, or e'en a maiden's dreams--
With just enough of earth to make the white a cream.
The pure white of the snow touched with the sunset's gold:
With foamy flecks of lace, at bust and throat and wrist,
Like edge of pearling waves, when sandy beach they've kissed:
White, creamy white; crowned with her wavy hair.
'Bove gleaming dark eyes lit with soul so true, so rare,
That I would give the world, and all in it I see
To know her soul, looked forth through those dark eyes for me:
White is her robe, and white her thoughts; and pure
As thoughts of angels or of children are;
Pure as the snow, or e'en a maiden's dreams--
With just enough of earth to make the white a cream.
Creator
L.H. Latimer
Source
3:48, p. 2
Date
1890.08.23
Collection
Citation
L.H. Latimer, “Cream White,” Periodical Poets, accessed July 27, 2024, https://periodicalpoets.com/items/show/471.
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