Poem: “The Fugitives” by Clark Ashton Smith

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The Fugitives

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O fugitive fragrances
That tremble heavenward
Unceasing, or if ye linger,
Halt but as memories
On the verge of forgetfulness,
Why must ye pass so fleetly
On wings that are less than wind,
To a death unknowable?
Soon ye are gone, and the air
Forgets your faint unrest
In the garden’s breathlessness,
Where fall the snows of silence.

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American Literature – Children Books – American Poetry – Clark Ashton Smith – Poems by Clark Ashton Smith

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