Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A CHRYSANTHEMUM, by JOHN ANGUS THOMPSON


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TO A CHRYSANTHEMUM, by                    
First Line: Thou beauteous flower, with heart of gold
Last Line: Only last night.
Subject(s): Flowers


THOU beauteous flower, with heart of gold,
Bravely defying winter's cold,
When dreary north winds shrilly whistle
Over the desolate fields of thistle;
Thou comest to bless in beauty's ways,
With memories of summer days,
When at the touch of gentle showers,
Decked were the fields in myriad flowers;
Yet more than all I praise to-day
This blossom bright,
Since on her breast it lay
Only last night.





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