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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TULIPS, by LAURA A. RIDLEY
First Line: I think that tulips came to me in may
Last Line: Should also make so dark a thing as death.
Subject(s): Tulips
First Line: I think that tulips came to me in may
Last Line: Should also make so dark a thing as death.
Subject(s): Tulips
I think that tulips came to me in May
Because I needed them -- they were so gay;
So very gay, their petals were so bright,
They'd fill the dullest mortal with delight.
And every morning as I passed them by,
I marvelled at their beauty, wondered why
A God who made such lovely things as these
Who put the tender blossoms in the trees,
Who made the lily and the baby's breath,
Should also make so dark a thing as death.
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