Feb. 15, 2026

"Green" by D. H. Lawrence

"Green" by D. H. Lawrence
"Green" by D. H. Lawrence
The Concise Verse
"Green" by D. H. Lawrence

The dawn was apple-green,
The sky was green wine held up in the sun,
The moon was a golden petal between.

She opened her eyes, and green
They shone, clear like flowers undone,
For the first time, now for the first time seen.

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"Green" by D. H. Lawrence.

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The dawn was apple-green, The sky was green wine held up in the sun, The moon was a golden

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petal between.

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She opened her eyes, and green They shone, clear like flowers undone, For the first time,

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now for the first time seen. "Green" by D. H. Lawrence.

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