Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ROSE, by PHOEBE CARY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The sun, who smiles wherever he goes Last Line: To cover her burning cheek. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses | ||||||||
THE sun, who smiles wherever he goes, Till the flowers all smile again, Fell in love one day with a bashful rose, That had been a bud till then. So he pushed back the folds of the soft green hood That covered her modest grace, And kissed her as only the bold sun could, Till the crimson burned in her face. But woe for the day when his golden hair Tangled her heart in a net; And woe for the night of her dark despair, When her cheek with tears was wet! For she loved him as only a young rose could: And he left her crushed and weak, Striving in vain with her faded hood To cover her burning cheek. | 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 LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND by PHOEBE CARY |
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