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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HELEN KELLER WITH A ROSE, by FLORENCE EARLE COATES Poem Explanation First Line: Others may see thee; I behold thee not Last Line: Beauty for one and all, gave fragrance for the blind! Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Keller, Helen (1880-1968); Roses | |||
Others may see thee; I behold thee not, Yet most I think thee, beauteous blossom, mine: For I, who walk in shade, like Proserpine -- Things once too briefly looked on, long forgot -- Seem by some tender miracle divine, When breathing thee, apart, To hold the rapturous summer warm within my heart. We understand each other, thou and I! Thy velvet petals laid against my cheek, Thou feelest all the voiceless things I speak, And to my yearning makest mute reply: Yet a more special good of thee I seek, For God who made -- oh, kind! -- Beauty for one and all, gave fragrance for the blind! | 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 A NARROW WINDOW by FLORENCE EARLE COATES |
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