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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TIGER LILIES, by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I like not lady-slippers
Last Line: That in our garden grow
Subject(s): Tiger Lilies
First Line: I like not lady-slippers
Last Line: That in our garden grow
Subject(s): Tiger Lilies
I LIKE not lady-slippers,
Nor yet the sweet-pea blossoms,
Nor yet the flaky roses,
Red, or white as snow;
I like the chaliced lilies,
The heavy Eastern lilies,
The gorgeous tiger-lilies,
That in our garden grow.
For they are tall and slender;
Their mouths are dashed with carmine;
And when the wind sweeps by them,
On their emerald stalks
They bend so proud and graceful --
They are Circassian women,
The favorites of the Sultan,
Adown our garden walks!
And when the rain is falling,
I sit beside the window
And watch them glow and glisten,
How they burn and glow!
O for the burning lilies,
The tender Eastern lilies,
The gorgeous tiger-lilies,
That in our garden grow
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