Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE BATTLE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES


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First Line: There was a battle in her face
Last Line: To battle for my sake.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Love; Roses


There was a battle in her face,
Between a Lily and a Rose:
My Love would have the Lily win
And I the Lily lose.

I saw with joy that strife, first one,
And then the other uppermost;
Until the Rose roused all its blood,
And then the Lily lost.

When she's alone, the Lily rules,
By her consent, without mistake:
But when I come that red Rose leaps
To battle for my sake.





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