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Edward Silvera (Edward S. Silvera), "Beauty" (1928)

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Beauty

Apparition--
A trick of the eyes,
The narrow channel
Where fancy lies,
Now aforest
Wild and rooty,
Now a tender flower;
That's beauty. 

Published in Inter-State Tattler (New York), May 18, 1928
 

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