Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POOR LITTLE RICH FLOWER, by ANNETTE WYNNE


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THE POOR LITTLE RICH FLOWER, by                    
First Line: It's better to be a buttercup out in the / grass
Last Line: Flower, in a lady's bower.
Subject(s): Children; Courts & Courtiers; Flowers; Summer; Wealth; Childhood; Riches; Fortunes


IT'S better to be a buttercup out in the grass
Where a hundred children pass,
And at evening drink the dew,
Than be you,
Poor little rich flower,
Shut up in a lady's bower.

Does the lady look your way
Any day?
Ever stoop to you and bless?
Give your head a soft caress?
You are such a tiny part
Of all her things. Her heart
A crowded palace is; but O, to know the bliss
Of being meadow-glad—like this—
You should be out in the grass
Where the happy children pass—
We would like to welcome you
To our sunshine, rain, and dew,
Flower, in a lady's bower.





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