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The lost chimes, and other poems

by Gustav Melby

Level C2 · ProficientPoetry13 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
13 chapters
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The complete book

About this book

About this book

Dive into a rich tapestry of emotions and reflections, where poignant memories, prophetic visions, and stirring nature scenes unfold through evocative poems that explore life, loss, and the human spirit.

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Contents

13 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02THE LOST CHIMES
03THE SIBYL’S PROPHECY
04IN MEMORIAM Judge Gorham Powers, Died April 15, 1915.
05LINES WRITTEN ON RECEIVING NEWS OF MY FATHER’S DEATH
06THE YELLOW PERIL
07MIDWINTER’S DREAM (1918)
08TO AN UNKNOWN MUSICIAN
09SUNSETS ON CLEARWATER LAKE, MINN. (To Mrs. A. W. W.)
10MY GOLDFISH
11LINES ON AN OLD SONGBOOK
12THE DEATH OF THE POET

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