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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ORCHID, by ROUTLEDGE CURRY
First Line: The old mahogany fireplace
Last Line: To a point.
Subject(s): Flowers; Gardens & Gardening; Nature; Orchids; Spring
First Line: The old mahogany fireplace
Last Line: To a point.
Subject(s): Flowers; Gardens & Gardening; Nature; Orchids; Spring
The old mahogany fireplace
Had an ample cloth of dark green velvet
Over its mantlepiece.
On it
I placed a slender silver vase,
And filled it with a solitary orchid
Of rare beauty.
The peacock flower
Possessed a soft shy face,
And it rolled quaint scarlet kisses
To me
Down curious paths of lavender and gold,
Trailing its eager, graceful petals
To a point.
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