"Crimson bud, crimson bud, How come you here, Daring the upper world, Blithe without fear?" "Goldy plume, goldy plume, Ages ago, Came to my House of Dark One through the snow." "Crimson bud, crimson bud, What was the word, Down in the frozen earth, Sleeping, you heard?" "Goldy plume, goldy plume, Deep in the mould, Somebody whispered me, 'Budkin, be bold!'" "Crimson bud, crimson bud, What was his name -- Taught you such valour And girt you with flame?" "Ah, fellow wayfarer," Whispered the gloom, "When they shall question, say, Love bade me come!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRESCENT MOON by AMY LOWELL SONG FIRST BY A SHEPHERD by WILLIAM BLAKE L.E.L.'S LAST QUESTION by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING INTERIM by CLARISSA SCOTT DELANY THE BRIDGE by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW TO A BIRD IN THE CITY by MATTHIAS BARR A SPRAY OF HONEYSUCKLE by MARY EMILY NEELEY BRADLEY SONNET by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES OBSERVATIONS IN THE ART OF ENGLISH POESY: 10. TROCHAIC VERSE: THE SIXTH EPIGRAM by THOMAS CAMPION |