Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TWO CUTWORMS, by FLORENCE DAZEY REED


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TWO CUTWORMS, by                    
First Line: I had a beautiful pansy
Last Line: And whispered of hope.
Subject(s): Flowers; Gardens & Gardening


I had a beautiful pansy,
It was the only flower in my garden.
I tended it with patient care,
I watered it night and morning,
I shielded it from the burning sun,
And it rewarded me with blossoms,
Delicate blossoms, that whispered hope.
I went out one morning to water my beautiful pansy
And the blossoms drooped faded heads,
And the leaves were withered.
I touched it gently with loving hands
And it fell to the rich black earth.
It was severed at the root.
It would never yield me any more lovely blossoms
Whose bright upturned faces
Whispered of hope.

I had a beautiful daughter.
She was the only flower in Life's garden.
I watched her with loving care,
I showered her with tender affection,
And she fed my hungry heart with blossoms of joy—
Delicate blossoms, that whispered hope.
And she grew like the rarest flower
In a sordid garden of failure.
But a lover came through my garden
And touched my beautiful flower.
His kisses were hotter than mine;
They scorched like the sun at noonday;
They withered my delicate blossom,
They left her faded and hopeless.
I came to her gently with loving hands,
But she slipped from my agonized fingers
And the cold earth received her.
My garden, my garden was empty!
It would never yield me another blossom
That looked up brightly
And whispered of hope.





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