Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO BLOSSOMS, by ROBERT HERRICK Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Fair pledges of a fruitful tree Last Line: Into the grave. Subject(s): Plants; Trees; Planting; Planters | ||||||||
FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last. What! were ye born to be An hour or half's delight, And so to bid good-night? 'T is pity Nature brought ye forth, Merely to show your worth, And lose you quite. But you are lovely leaves. where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne'er so brave; And after they have shown their pride Like you awhile, they glide Into the grave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KILLING THE PLANTS by JANE KENYON NOW I AM A PLANT, A WEED by KATHERINE MANSFIELD TANKA DIARY (5) by HARRYETTE MULLEN A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK A TERNARIE OF LITTLES, UPON A PIPKIN OF JELLIE by ROBERT HERRICK |
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