Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONGS OF ROSES: 2. THE MISSIVE, by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE Poet's Biography First Line: I that tumble at your feet am a rose Last Line: And your life is but a rose's. Subject(s): Flowers; Roses | ||||||||
I THAT tumble at your feet Am a rose; Nothing dewier or more sweet Buds or blows. He that plucked me, he that threw me Breathed in fire his whole soul through me. How the cold air is infused With the scent! See, this satin leaf is bruised, -- Bruised and bent. Lift me, lift the wounded blossom, Soothe it at your rosier bosom! Frown not with averted eyes! Joy's a flower, That is born a god, and dies In an hour. Take me, for the summer closes, And your life is but a rose's. | 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 FEBRUARY IN ROME by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE |
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