Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A MOSS-ROSE, by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: If the rose of all flowers be the rarest Last Line: The moss was a bonnet of plush. Subject(s): Flowers; Nature; Roses; Seasons | ||||||||
IF the rose of all flowers be the rarest That heaven may adore from above, And the fervent moss-rose be the fairest That sweetens the summer with love, Can it be that a fairer than any Should blossom afar from the tree? Yet one, and a symbol of many, Shone sudden for eyes that could see. In the grime and the gloom of November The bliss and the bloom of July Bade autumn rejoice and remember The balm of the blossoms gone by. Would you know what moss-rose now it maybe That puts all the rest to the blush, The flower was the face of a baby, The moss was a bonnet of plush. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NO AUTUMN IN MY COUNTRY by MEENA ALEXANDER AFTER TU FU (THEY SAY YOU'RE STAYING IN A MOUNTAIN TEMPLE) by MARVIN BELL HE HAD A GOOD YEAR by MARVIN BELL SO IT'S TODAY by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR CONTRA MORTEM: THE FALL by HAYDEN CARRUTH A BALLAD OF DEATH by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE |
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