There is a flower that Bees prefer - And Butterflies - desire - To gain the Purple Democrat The Humming Bird - aspire - And Whatsoever Insect pass - A Honey bear away Proportioned to his several dearth And her - capacity - Her face be rounder than the Moon And ruddier than the Gown Or Orchis in the Pasture - Or Rhododendron - worn - She doth not wait for June - Before the World be Green - Her sturdy little Countenance Against the Wind - be seen - Contending with the Grass - Near Kinsman to Herself - For Privilege of Sod and Sun - Sweet Litigants for Life - And when the Hills be full - And newer fashions blow - Doth not retract a single spice For pang of jealousy - Her Public - be the Noon - Her Providence - the Sun - Her Progress - by the Bee - proclaimed - In sovereign - Swerveless Tune - The Bravest - of the Host - Surrendering - the last - Nor even of Defeat - aware - What cancelled by the Frost | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: AMOS SIBLEY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SONG OF THE MOON by CLAUDE MCKAY A CORONAL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE LAST WORD by MATTHEW ARNOLD THE FIVE STUDENTS by THOMAS HARDY ASTRONOMY by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN |