Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FLOWER DAY, by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE First Line: On flower day the gardens came Last Line: On flower day. Subject(s): Cities; Poverty; Urban Life | ||||||||
ON Flower Day the gardens came In close, baked city streets to bloom, Dark alleys drank the sweet perfume; The roses reddened many a room On Flower Day. Unnumbered children without name Were cheered and charmed by fragrant flowers Fresh from the unknown garden bowers -- Ay! there was balm for countless hours On Flower Day. Love's spark was fanned into a flame, The city paused its sordid greed, The latent God in man gave heed Unto a poor child's soulful need On Flower Day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THINGS (FOR AN INDIAN) TO DO IN NEW YORK (CITY) by SHERMAN ALEXIE THE CITY REVISITED by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TEN OXHERDING PICTURES: ENTERING THE CITY WITH BLISS-BESTOWING HANDS by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE CITY OF THE OLESHA FRUIT by NORMAN DUBIE DISCOVERING THE PHOTOGRAPH OF LLOYD, EARL, AND PRISCILLA by LYNN EMANUEL MY DIAMOND STUD by ALICE FULTON A MEMORY by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |
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