Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GRAVE AND THE ROSE, by VICTOR MARIE HUGO Poet's Biography First Line: The grave said: 'rose, so bright of hue Last Line: "god's paradise to fill." Subject(s): Death; Flowers; Graves; Grief; Roses; Dead, The; Tombs; Tombstones; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
The Grave said: "Rose, so bright of hue, What dost thou with the drops of dew That bathe thy buds each day?" The Rose replied: "O solemn Grave! With all that fills thy hungry cave What doest thou, I pray? From the sweet tears of morn that roll Into my heart, the very soul Of fragrance I distill." The Grave then answered: "All that lies Entombed, hereafter shall arise God's Paradise to fill." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS A COUP D'ETAT; AN INCIDENT IN THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 4, 1851 by VICTOR MARIE HUGO |
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