Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE NORTHWEST CORNER, by WINIFRED VIRGINIA JACKSON


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First Line: I wish that nate had let me grow
Last Line: I did not dare!
Subject(s): Flowers; Plants; Roses; Planting; Planters


I wish that Nate had let me grow
Some roses there!
I would have pulled the phlox, but, oh,
I did not dare!

His mother planted of that phlox;
So stiff and tall
And friendlessly it grew, nor leaned
Against the wall.

For forty years I longed to have,
Amid the fret,
Some roses in the garden just
To help forget.

I wish that Nate had let me grow
Some roses there!
I would have pulled the phlox, but, oh,
I did not dare!





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