Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO LIFE, by LIZETTE WOODWORTH REESE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Unpetal the flower of me Last Line: Do not this thing to me. Subject(s): Life | ||||||||
Unpetal the flower of me, And cast it to the gust; Betray me if you will; Trample me to dust. But that I should go bare, But that I should go free Of any hurt at all -- Do not this thing to me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRIVILEGE OF BEING by ROBERT HASS SEAWATER STIFFENS CLOTH by JANE HIRSHFIELD SAYING YES TO LIVING by DAVID IGNATOW THE WORLD IS SO DIFFICULT TO GIVE UP by DAVID IGNATOW A CHRISTMAS FOLK-SONG by LIZETTE WOODWORTH REESE |
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