Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GARDEN LORE, by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON Poet's Biography First Line: There's a flowery shrub the may brings Last Line: "when your lady comes!" Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening; Happiness; Hearts; May (month); Joy; Delight | ||||||||
THERE'S a flowery shrub the May brings (Never mind the name), 'Tis enough to know its color sings Like a living flame; And my heart sings, looking at it there In my garden small; Of the growths so many and so fair, Fairest of them all. For, what time I stood and asked the bloom: "Shall I ever be Happier than in this scented room I am now with thee?" Then, uplifting graciously the head (How the garden hums!) Soft but clear the flowery creature said: "When your lady comes!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STUDY OF HAPPINESS by KENNETH KOCH SO MUCH HAPPINESS by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE CROWD CONDITIONS by JOHN ASHBERY I WILL NOT BE CLAIMED by MARVIN BELL THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#21): 1. ABOUT THE DEAD MAN'S HAPPINESS by MARVIN BELL BLACK SHEEP by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |
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