Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A WITHERED ROSE, by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS Poet's Biography First Line: Thy span of life was all too short Last Line: To live and die a rose? Alternate Author Name(s): Hotair, Dopeton Subject(s): Flowers; Holidays; Roses; Trees | ||||||||
THY span of life was all too short -- A week or two at best -- From budding-time, through blossoming, To withering and rest. Yet compensation hast thou -- aye! -- For all thy little woes; For was it not thy happy lot To live and die a rose? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIBING TREES by ROBERT HASS THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MIDNIGHT EDEN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN REFLECTION OF THE WOOD by LEONIE ADAMS THE LIFE OF TREES by DORIANNE LAUX |
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