Classic and Contemporary Poetry
RED AND WHITE ROSES, by THOMAS CAREW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Read in these roses the sad story Last Line: And then they both shall grow together. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses | ||||||||
READ in these roses the sad story Of my hard fate and your own glory. In the white you may discover The paleness of a fainting lover; In the red the flames still feeding On my heart, with fresh wounds bleeding. The white will tell you how I languish, And the red express my anguish; The white my innocence displaying, The red my martyrdom betraying. The frowns that on your brow resided Have those roses thus divided. Oh let your smiles but clear the weather, And then they both shall grow together. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH A DEPOSITION FROM LOVE by THOMAS CAREW A PASTORAL DIALOGUE: SHEPHERD, NYMPH, CHORUS by THOMAS CAREW |
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