Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON RECEIVING A MONTHLY ROSE, by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Paestum! Thy roses long ago Last Line: "henceforth shall be my flower." Subject(s): Flowers; Roses | ||||||||
Paestum! thy roses long ago, All roses far above, Twice in the year were call'd to blow And braid the locks of Love. He saw the city sink in dust, Its rose's roots decay'd, And cried in sorrow, "Find I must Another for my braid." First Cyprus, then the Syrian shore, To Pharpar's lucid rill, Did those two large dark eyes explore, But wanted something still. Damascus fill'd his heart with joy, So sweet her roses were! He cull'd them; but the wayward boy Thought them ill worth his care. "I want them every month," he cried, "I want them every hour: Perennial rose, and none beside, Henceforth shall be my flower." | 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 A FIESOLAN IDYL by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR |
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