Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BUTTERFLY, by ADELAIDE O'KEEFFE Poet's Biography First Line: The butterfly, an idle thing Last Line: Nor be a butterfly. Alternate Author Name(s): O'keefe, Adelaide Subject(s): Butterflies; Insects; Bugs | ||||||||
THE Butterfly, an idle thing, Nor honey makes, nor yet can sing, As do the bee and bird; Nor does it, like the prudent ant, Lay up the grain for times of want, A wise and cautious hoard. My youth is but a summer's day: Then like the bee and ant I'll lay A store of learning by; And though from flower to flower I rove, My stock of wisdom I'll improve Nor be a butterfly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EXHAUSTED BUG; FOR MY FATHER by ROBERT BLY PLASTIC BEATITUDE by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES CLEMATIS MONTANA by MADELINE DEFREES THOMAS MERTON AND THE WINTER MARSH by NORMAN DUBIE ON VISITING THE TOMB OF BURNS by JOHN KEATS THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 83. BARREN SPRING by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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