—: Meditation :—

I have watched a yellow butterfly
Flitting among the glories of the poppies
In my grandmother’s garden—
I have breathed the fragrance of elderbloom—
I have loved him who is a stranger—
I have seen death—
I am tired.

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Nina Catherine Howe (p. 1926, etc.) studied at the University of Kansas, where she was a member of the Feoh Rune, and received honors in Romance languages. (University of Kansas Annual Catalogue, 1924-25) This is her only known published poem.

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