Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BATTLE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poet Analysis First Line: There was a battle in her face Last Line: To battle for my sake. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Love; Roses | ||||||||
There was a battle in her face, Between a Lily and a Rose: My Love would have the Lily win And I the Lily lose. I saw with joy that strife, first one, And then the other uppermost; Until the Rose roused all its blood, And then the Lily lost. When she's alone, the Lily rules, By her consent, without mistake: But when I come that red Rose leaps To battle for my sake. | 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 BIRD'S ANGER by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES |
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