Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF THE SEA CHILDREN: 102, by BLISS CARMAN Poet's Biography First Line: The lily said to the rose Last Line: "with metaphors of her." Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
The lily said to the rose, "What will become of our pride, When Yvonne comes down the path?" And the crimson rose replied, "Our beauty and pride must wane, Yet we shall endure to stir The pulse of lovers unborn With metaphors of her." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A MORE ANCIENT MARINER by BLISS CARMAN |
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