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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PETITION, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: To spring belongs the violet, and the blown
Last Line: I beg you very gently break the news.
Subject(s): Aging
First Line: To spring belongs the violet, and the blown
Last Line: I beg you very gently break the news.
Subject(s): Aging
To spring belongs the violet, and the blown
Spice of the roses let the summer own.
Grant me this favor, Muse -- all else with-hold --
That I may not write verse when I am old.
And yet I pray you, Muse, delay the time!
Be not too ready to deny me rhyme;
And when the hour strikes, as it must, dear Muse,
I beg you very gently break the news.
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