Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BAGATELLES: 1, by THEOPHILE JULIUS HENRY MARZIALS


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BAGATELLES: 1, by                    
First Line: The wanton bee that suck'd the rose
Last Line: Beyond the dying day.
Alternate Author Name(s): Marzials, Theo; Marzials, Theophile Jules Henri
Subject(s): Bees; Flowers; Insects; Love; Roses; Beekeeping; Bugs


The wanton bee that suck'd the rose
Has loved a leaf away;
The love that in my bosom glows
Must stay, and stay, and stay.

And when the rose began to die,
The bee ran up away;
But Kitty in my love shall lie
Beyond the dying day.





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