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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EXALTED FLOWER, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis
First Line: No more of that, you butterfly
Last Line: And vanish out of sight.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Flowers
First Line: No more of that, you butterfly
Last Line: And vanish out of sight.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Flowers
No more of that, you butterfly,
That lie so still on this green leaf,
Pretending you're a flower again,
And wings but bring you grief:
You have no cause, exalted flower,
To doubt your flying power.
No more of that! You with a gift
Not granted yet to any bee
Or bird that's flying in the air:
The precious gift to see
Dark tunnels in this open light,
And vanish out of sight.
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