Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO HILDA OF HER ROSES, by GRACE HAZARD CONKLING


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TO HILDA OF HER ROSES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Enough has been said about roses
Last Line: Ledwidge, even!
Subject(s): Flowers; Ledwidge, Francis (1891-1917); Poetry & Poets; Roses


Enough has been said about roses
To fill thirty thick volumes:
There are as many songs about roses
As there are roses in the world
That includes Mexico. . . . the Azores. . . . Oregon. . . .

It is a pity your roses
Are too late for Omar. . . . . .
It is a pity Keats has gone. . . . .

Yet there must be something left to say
Of flowers like these!
Adventurers,
They pushed their way
Through dewy tunnels of the June night. . . . . .
Now they confer. . . . . .
A little tremulous. . . . . .
Dazzled by the yellow sea-beach of morning. . . . . .

If Herrick would tiptoe back. . . . . .
If Blake were to look this way. . . . . .
Ledwidge, even!





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