Aug. 2, 2026

"Prime" by Amy Lowell

"Prime" by Amy Lowell
"Prime" by Amy Lowell
The Concise Verse
"Prime" by Amy Lowell

YOUR voice is like bells over roofs at dawn
When a bird flies
And the sky changes to a fresher color.

Speak, speak, Beloved.
Say little things
For my ears to catch
And run with them to my heart.

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"Prime" by Amy Lowell. Your voice is like bells over roofs at dawn When a bird flies

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And the sky changes to a fresher color. Speak, speak, Beloved. Say little things

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For my ears to catch And run with them to my heart. "Prime" by Amy Lowell.

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