Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHITE ROSE, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography First Line: Far in the inland valleys Last Line: And the lily died. Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies; Roses; Spring | ||||||||
Far in the inland valleys The Spring her secret tells; The roses lift on the bushes, The lilies shake their bells. To a lily of the valley A white rose leans from above: "Little white flower o' the valley, Come up and be my love." To the lily of the valley A speedwell whispers, "No! Where the roses live are thorns; 'Tis safe below." The lily clomb to the rose-bush; A thorn in her side: The white rose has wedded a red rose; And the lily died. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING LEMONADE by TONY HOAGLAND A SPRING SONG by LYMAN WHITNEY ALLEN SPRING'S RETURN by GEORGE LAWRENCE ANDREWS ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SPRING FLOODS by MAURICE BARING SPRING IN WINTER by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES SPRING ON THE PRAIRIE by HERBERT BATES |
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