Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A DAISY, by JOHN HARTLEY First Line: Ah! I'm feared thou's come too sooin Last Line: Of some use if but to thee! Subject(s): Daisies; Flowers | ||||||||
AH! I'm feared thou's come too sooin, Little daisy! Pray whativer wor ta doin'? Are ta crazy? Winter winds are blowin' yet. Tha'll be starved, mi little pet! Did a gleam o' sunshine warm thee; An' deceive thee? Niver let appearance charm thee; Yes, believe me, Smiles tha 'lt find are oft but snares Laid to catch thee unawares. An' yet, I think it looks a shame To talk sich stuff; I've lost heart, an' thou 'lt do t' same, Ay, sooin enough! An', if thou 'rt happy as tha art, Trustin' must be t' wisest part. Come! I'll pile some bits o' stoan Round thi dwellin'; They may cheer thee when I've goan, -- Theer's no tellin'; An' when Spring's mild day draws near I'll release thee, niver fear! An' if then thi pretty face Greets me smilin', I may come an' sit by th' place, Time beguilin', Glad to think I'd paar to be Of some use if but to thee! | 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 YOUTH'S PROGENY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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