Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AN UNFORTUNATE PHRASE, by F. S. (AMERICAN)


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AN UNFORTUNATE PHRASE, by                    
First Line: He sent her twelve jacqueminot roses
Last Line: For he called on her never again.
Subject(s): Flowers; Roses


HE sent her twelve Jacqueminot roses,
All fragrant and blooming and fair,
That nestled so sweetly and shyly
'Neath smilax and maidenhair.

She sent him a letter to thank him,
On paper just tinted with blue --
"The flowers are still very fresh, John,
When I see them I think of you."

She posted her letter that morning,
He got it that evening at ten.
She can't understand what has changed him,
For he called on her never again.





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