Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UNDERWORLD, by CORA SPRIESTERBACH First Line: The skunk-cabbage rises from the ooze Last Line: This flower loves her murk and grime... Subject(s): Skunk Cabbage | ||||||||
The skunk-cabbage rises from the ooze In places dank and shady, -- But, she is not a flower to choose For she is not a lady. Her yellow petals shine and gleam As gold within the muddy stream, And like a lily does she seem. Some lilies rise from dirty slime As virtue through the midst of crime; This flower loves her murk and grime... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE YOUNG LAUNDRYMAN by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS FIRST BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 7 by THOMAS CAMPION LYRICS TO IANTHE (2). LAMENT by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE MAN WITH THE HOE by EDWIN MARKHAM APRIL by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON THIRD BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 29 by THOMAS CAMPION THE VOICE OF HUMAN LABOR by MRS. W. N. CARLETON FUNERAL ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HIS VERY GOOD FRIEND MR. MICHAEL DRAYTON by ASTON COCKAYNE |
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