The Poetry Porch 2: Poetry


A diagram of the poem in progress
The Gardens of Flora Baum by Julia Budenz.

  Book       Title       Ambience      Paradise        Value     

1

 "By the Tree of Life" Edenic Lost The Holy

2

 "Towards a Greek Garden" Greek Regained The Beautiful

3

 "Rome" Roman Reviewed
Loved
Revived		 The True

4

 "Towards Farthest Thule" British Revisited The Good

5

 "By the Tree of Knowledge" American--and cosmic Liberated The Whole

Text copyright © 1997 by Julia Budenz. Diagram by JW for the Poetry Porch.

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