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Le Jardin (Author: Oscar Wilde)

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1. 1] THE lily's withered chalice falls
   2] Around its rod of dusty gold,
   3] And from the beech-trees on the wold
   4] The last wood-pigeon coos and calls.
2. 5] The gaudy leonine sunflower
   6] Hangs black and barren on its stalk,
   7] And down the windy garden walk
   8] The dead leaves scatter,—hour by hour.
3. 9] Pale privet-petals white as milk
   10] Are blown into a snowy mass:
   11] The roses lie upon the grass
   12] Like little shreds of crimson silk.