I have loved colours, and not flowers; Their motion, not th… - Arthur Symons

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I have loved colours, and not flowers;
Their motion, not the swallows wings;
And wasted more than half my hours
Without the comradeship of things.

Arthur Symons

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Arthur William Symons (February 28, 1865 – January 22, 1945) was a British poet and critic.

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I have loved colours, and not flowers; Their motion, not the swallows wings; And wasted more than half my hours Without the comradeship of things. - Arthur Symons

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