Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PROM - ROSES, by JAMES P. SAWYER


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PROM - ROSES, by                    
First Line: Only a bunch of roses fair
Last Line: For the message the roses bring.
Subject(s): Flowers; Proms; Roses


ONLY a bunch of roses fair,
A cluster of pink and white,
Roses that nod to the music low,
The flowers she wore that night.

She tenderly lifts each drooping head
That gracefully tosses there,
And the dainty flowers, nestling close,
Smile back at the maiden fair.

"How beautiful they are," she said,
As she pressed them to her cheek,
"Why, the opened petals almost seem
As if they were trying to speak."

I wonder why she cannot hear
The song that the flowers sing,
I wonder if she knows or cares
For the message the roses bring.





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