Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, POSIES, by AGNES MARY F. ROBINSON



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First Line: I made a posy for my love
Last Line: A branch of crimson peony!
Alternate Author Name(s): Duclaux, Madame Emile; Darmesteter, Mary; Robinson, A. Mary F.
Subject(s): Posies


I MADE a posy for my love
As fair as she is soft and fine:
The lilac thrift I made it of,
And lemon-yellow columbine.

But woe is me for my despair,
For my pale flowers, woe is me
A bolder man has given her
A branch of crimson peony!





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