Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INOPPORTUNE, by THOMAS H. BRIGGS JR. First Line: Too brief her sun of beauty glows Last Line: Not now, not now! Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Passion; Roses | ||||||||
He Too brief her sun of beauty glows; The bud with dews of dawn is wet, Some later day unfolds the rose Not now, not yet! She Too late his quickening passions plead, I may nor leave nor break my vow. Too late! no prayer may intercede Not now, not now! | 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 |
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