Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHILD OF SUMMER, by ANNA WILLIAMS



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CHILD OF SUMMER, by                    
First Line: Child of summer, lovely rose
Last Line: "tis lasting beauty to be wise."
Subject(s): Beauty; Flowers; Roses; Transience; Impermanence


"Child of summer, lovely rose,
In thee what blushing beauty glows,
But ere to-morrow's setting sun
Thy beauty fades, thy form is gone;
Yet though no grace thy buds retain,
Thy pleasing odours still remain:
Cleora's smile, like thine, sweet flower,
Shall bloom and wither in an hour;
But mental fragrance still will last,
When youth and youthful charms are past.
Ye fair, betimes the moral prize,
'Tis lasting beauty to be wise."





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