Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LYRE AND FLOWER, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: A lyre its plaintive sweetness poured Last Line: Not like that flower! Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Flowers | ||||||||
A LYRE its plaintive sweetness poured Forth on the wild wind's track; The stormy wanderer jarred the chord, But gave no music back. -- O child of song! Bear hence to heaven thy fire: What hopest thou from the reckless throng? Be not like that lost lyre! Not like that lyre! A flower its leaves and odours cast On a swift-rolling wave; Th' unheeding torrent darkly passed, And back no treasure gave. -- O heart of love! Waste not thy precious dower: Turn to thine only home above! Be not like that lost flower! Not like that flower! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THEY SAW THE PROBLEM by MARK JARMAN SHAKE THE SUPERFLUX! by DAVID LEHMAN THE M??TIER OF BLOSSOMING by DENISE LEVERTOV TANKA DIARY (6) by HARRYETTE MULLEN VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN FORCED BLOOM by STEPHEN ELLIOTT DUNN A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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