Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE OLD ROOTS OF LOVE, by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON


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First Line: From the old roots of love
Last Line: A tall and budded spray...
Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs.
Subject(s): Flowers; Hearts; Love


FROM the old roots of love,
Hidden in mold away,
Again there pushes forth
A tall and budded spray;

Soon to come to bloom
In flowers long denied,
Soon to shine by the road
With petals opened wide,

Soon to sway and shine
For every passing bee...
Quickly break the stalk
Lest anyone should see!

Tramp the green thing down
Before it comes to flower;
Tread it deep in the grass,
It shall not have its hour!...

From the old roots of love,
Hidden in mold away,
Again there pushes forth
A tall and budded spray...





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