"raking aside leaves"
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Religion aside
there are plum blossoms
and pussy willows
H. F. Noyes
*In this poem, the above comparison to Blyth is obvious for those who know him. Though no where near as great a compliment, of this one I would add I wish I wrote it. Aside is the swing word here; bring no previous bias and a reader can see it may be taken at least two ways. Has religion been put deliberately aside (perhaps not to be returned to) or is the experience of the plum blossoms and pussy willows a religious experience, plus so much more.
http://lilliputreview.blogspot.com/2011/09/h-f-noyes-raking-aside-leaves.html
Religion aside
there are plum blossoms
and pussy willows
H. F. Noyes
*In this poem, the above comparison to Blyth is obvious for those who know him. Though no where near as great a compliment, of this one I would add I wish I wrote it. Aside is the swing word here; bring no previous bias and a reader can see it may be taken at least two ways. Has religion been put deliberately aside (perhaps not to be returned to) or is the experience of the plum blossoms and pussy willows a religious experience, plus so much more.
http://lilliputreview.blogspot.com/2011/09/h-f-noyes-raking-aside-leaves.html