Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THORNS OR ROSES, by IRENE L. HANSING First Line: Life had only thorns for me Last Line: And find the rose. Subject(s): Flowers; Life; Roses; Thorns | ||||||||
Life had only thorns for me -- Or so I thought; I chided life because it kept The rose I sought. But these were only thorns for me, Until I chose To break them one by one myself And find the rose. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLOWER AND THORN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH IN A SPRING GROVE by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 17. THE DIFFICULT ADVENTURE by PHILIP AYRES THE CROWN OF THORNS by ADA CAMBRIDGE COMPENSATION by JOSEPH SEAMON COTTER JR. BELOVED THORN by CHESTER ANDERS FEE LILY AND ROSE by JOHANN GOTTFRIED VON HERDER THE CROWN OF THORNS by JESSE WILLIS JEFFERIS THE DRYNAN DHUN (BLACKTHORN) by ROBERT DWYER JOYCE WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL HESTER PRYNNE? by KAREN SWENSON |
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