Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A ZINNIA, by GERTRUDE LEE WHEELER


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TO A ZINNIA, by                    
First Line: When the tiny brown seeds that I planted with care
Last Line: Is a golden zinnia gleaming through snow.
Subject(s): Zinnias


When the tiny brown seeds that I planted with care
Grew into blossoms truly lovely and rare,
A riot of colors greeted my sight
As I walked through my garden with delight.
I tried to choose the one I loved best
To give it a setting apart from the rest;
Roses were most fragrant; lilies were pure,
Violets were modest and daisies, demure,
Pansies like faces were beaming with cheer,
Nasturtiums were brilliant, the sweet peas were dear,
The blue delphinium stood stately and tall;
But I made no choice, for I loved them all.

Now I walk through my garden and sadly sigh
For my lovely flowers are crumpled and dry.
No longer I ponder on the one I love best
For the one that has lingered when all of the rest
Have closed their tired eyes and bent their heads low
Is a golden zinnia gleaming through snow.





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