Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ROSE AND THE THORN, by MARY FRANCES WARD First Line: Love is like a charming rose Last Line: When you grasp it tightly. Subject(s): Flowers; Love; Metaphor; Roses; Similes | ||||||||
Love is like a charming rose When you hold it lightly. It becomes a tragic thorn When you grasp it tightly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVING YOU IN FLEMISH by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR THE CLOUDS OF MAGELLAN (APHORISMS OF MR. CANON ASPIRIN) by NORMAN DUBIE NOT WRITING POEMS ABOUT CHILDREN by CAROLYN KIZER MAROON BELLS by KENNETH REXROTH THINKING OF A RELATION BETWEEN THE IMAGES OF METHAPHORS by WALLACE STEVENS MY FATHER'S GARDEN by DAVID WAGONER AND AS IN ALICE by MARY JO BANG |
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