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Poem Details
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| Title: | Flower of Brazil |
| Author: | Ngoc Nguyen |
| Date Submitted: | 10/9/2018 |
| Poem: |
I love a lovely girl — a Flower from the shore of sun-baked Brazil; ageless, she by clock's every hour makes the time be perfectly still. Though dark and easily pretty, she yearns to be known and adored for her mind and inward beauty where love is felt and richly stored. She's queenly and wears a gold crown, a regent who sits on my throne; a Rose, she's praised and of renown and prized for her rich grace alone. She's wise and good — and always kind and mild, she treats the sick with care and gives alms to the poor and blind and for such as me says a quick prayer.... |