Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WOODSPURGE, by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The wind flapped loose, the wind was still Last Line: The woodspurge has a cup of three. Alternate Author Name(s): Rossetti, Gabriel Charles Dante Subject(s): Flowers; Grief; Plants; Sorrow; Sadness; Planting; Planters | ||||||||
THE wind flapped loose, the wind was still, Shaken out dead from tree and hill: I had walked on at the wind's will, -- I sat now, for the wind was still. Between my knees my forehead was, -- My lips, drawn in, said not Alas! My hair was over in the grass, My naked ears heard the day pass. My eyes, wide open, had the run Of some ten weeds to fix upon; Among those few, out of the sun, The woodspurge flowered, three cups in one. From perfect grief there need not be Wisdom or even memory: One thing then learnt remains to me, -- The woodspurge has a cup of three. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KILLING THE PLANTS by JANE KENYON NOW I AM A PLANT, A WEED by KATHERINE MANSFIELD TANKA DIARY (5) by HARRYETTE MULLEN FOUND' (FOR A PICTURE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |
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