Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ORCHID, by ROUTLEDGE CURRY First Line: The old mahogany fireplace Last Line: To a point. Subject(s): Flowers; Gardens & Gardening; Nature; Orchids; Spring | ||||||||
The old mahogany fireplace Had an ample cloth of dark green velvet Over its mantlepiece. On it I placed a slender silver vase, And filled it with a solitary orchid Of rare beauty. The peacock flower Possessed a soft shy face, And it rolled quaint scarlet kisses To me Down curious paths of lavender and gold, Trailing its eager, graceful petals To a point. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES THE FARMER'S BOY: SPRING by ROBERT BLOOMFIELD ERASMUS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON PSALM 139 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE RUNAWAY SLAVE AT PILGRIM'S POINT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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