Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHILD OF SUMMER, by ANNA WILLIAMS 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." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM THE SPANISH by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 17 by JAMES JOYCE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by DONALD JUSTICE THE BEACH IN AUGUST by WELDON KEES THE MAN SPLITTING WOOD IN THE DAYBREAK by GALWAY KINNELL THE SEEKONK WOODS by GALWAY KINNELL VERSES TO MR. RICHARDSON, ON HISTORY OF CHARLES GRANDISON by ANNA WILLIAMS |
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