Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A JANUARY DANDELION, by GEORGE MARION MCCLELLAN Poet's Biography First Line: All nashville, is a chill. And everywhere Last Line: To all that blooming life that might have been. Subject(s): Dandelions; Flowers; Weeds | ||||||||
All Nashville is a chill. And everywhere Like desert sand, when the winds blow, There is each moment sifted through the air, A powdered blast of January snow. O! thoughtless Dandelion, to be misled By a few warm days to leave thy natural bed, Was folly growth and blooming over soon. And yet, thou blasted yellow-coated gem, Full many a heart has but a common boon With thee, now freezing on thy slender stem. When the heart has bloomed by the touch of love's warm breath Then left and chilling snow is sifted in, It still may beat but there is blast and death To all that blooming life that might have been. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JUST THE WIND FOR A SOUND, SOFTLY by CARL PHILLIPS TO THE DANDELION by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL WEEDS by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY PREFACE by THEODORE RUSSELL WEISS A SEPTEMBER NIGHT by GEORGE MARION MCCLELLAN |
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