Versos English Lola Ridge Potpourri

English poem

Potpourri

by (1873–1941)

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Do you remember Honey-melon moon Dripping thick sweet light Where Canal Street saunters off by herself among quiet trees? And the faint decayed patchouli— Fragrance of New Orleans Like a dead tube rose Upheld in the warm air... Miraculously whole.