Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MARIGOLD, by GILLES DURANT


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THE MARIGOLD, by                    
First Line: I love the modest violet
Last Line: But most I love the marigold.
Subject(s): Flowers; Marigolds


I LOVE the modest Violet,
And Pink and Pansy lovely hold,
The blushing Rose with dewdrop wet--
But most I love the Marigold.

Fair flower that erst in love didst fall
With the great God who gives us day,
Thee shall I more unhappy call,
Or over true to Cupid's sway?

That God who changed thee to a flower,
Sweet blossom of the golden hue!
To change thy passion lacked the power--
His beauty thou dost still pursue.

And ever thy love-languid face
Expands beneath his eyes' bright glow;
And soon as he deserts the place,
Thou dost all wan and pallid grow.

I love thee, tristful Marigold!
I love thee, dear ill-fated flower!
In thine my own sad fate is told,
With pain and constancy for dower.

I love the modest Violet,
And Pink and Pansy lovely hold,
The blushing Rose with dewdrop wet--
But most I love the Marigold.





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