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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEA ROSE, by HILDA DOOLITTLE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Rose, harsh rose Last Line: Hardened in a leaf? Alternate Author Name(s): H. D.; Aldington, Richard, Mrs. Subject(s): Bible; Flowers; Roses | |||
Rose, harsh rose, marred and with stint of petals, meager flower, thin, sparse of leaf, more precious than a wet rose single on a stem -- you are caught in the drift. Stunted, with small leaf, you are flung on the sand, you are lifted in the crisp sand that drives in the wind. Can the spice-rose drip such acrid fragrance hardened in a leaf? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN |
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