Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A WITHERED ROSE, by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS


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TO A WITHERED ROSE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Thy span of life was all too short
Last Line: To live and die a rose?
Alternate Author Name(s): Hotair, Dopeton
Subject(s): Flowers; Holidays; Roses; Trees


THY span of life was all too short --
A week or two at best --
From budding-time, through blossoming,
To withering and rest.

Yet compensation hast thou -- aye! --
For all thy little woes;
For was it not thy happy lot
To live and die a rose?






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