Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FLOWERS, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: What favourite flowers are mine, I cannot say- Last Line: My favourite flower must be a mossy stone! Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Flowers | ||||||||
What favourite flowers are mine, I cannot say My fancy changes with the summer's day. Sometimes I think, agreeing with the Bees, That my best flowers are those tall apple trees, Who give a Bee his cyder while in bloom, And keep me waiting till their apples come. Sometimes I think the Columbine has won, Who hangs her head and never looks the Sun Straight in the face. And now the Golden Rod Beckons me over with a graceful nod; Shaped like a sheaf of corn, her ruddy skin Drinks the Sun dry, and leaves his splendour thin. Sometimes I think the Rose must have her place And then the Lily shakes her golden dice Deep in a silver cup, to win or lose. So I go on, from Columbine to Rose, From Marigold to Flock, from Flock to Thrift Till nothing but my garden stones are left. But when I see the dimples in her face, All filled with tender moss in every place Ah, then I think, when all is said and done, My favourite flower must be a Mossy Stone! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEY SAW THE PROBLEM by MARK JARMAN SHAKE THE SUPERFLUX! by DAVID LEHMAN THE M??TIER OF BLOSSOMING by DENISE LEVERTOV TANKA DIARY (6) by HARRYETTE MULLEN VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN FORCED BLOOM by STEPHEN ELLIOTT DUNN A BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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