Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A ROSE, by LUIS DE GONGORA Poet's Biography First Line: Blown in the morning, thou shalt fade ere noon Last Line: Anticipating life, to hasten death! Alternate Author Name(s): Argote Y Gongora, Luis De Subject(s): Flowers; Roses | ||||||||
BLOWN in the morning, thou shalt fade ere noon. What boots a life which in such haste forsakes thee? Thou'rt wondrous frolic, being to die so soon, And passing proud a little colour makes thee. If thee thy brittle beauty so deceives, Know then the thing that swells thee is thy bane; For the same beauty doth, in bloody leaves, The sentence of thy early death contain. Some clown's coarse lungs will poison thy sweet flower, If by the careless plough thou shalt be torn; And many Herods lie in wait each hour To murder thee as soon as thou art born -- Nay, force thy bud to blow -- their tyrant breath Anticipating life, to hasten death! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE FALL; A GREAT FAVORIT BEHEADED by LUIS DE GONGORA ON A DEATH'S-HEAD, COVERED WITH COBWEBS ... SAID TO BE SKULL OF A KING by LUIS DE GONGORA |
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