Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LIKENESS OF HIS YESTERDAYS ..., by ALFRED FRANCIS KREYMBORG Poet's Biography First Line: The likeness of his yesterdays is such Last Line: Than yesterday's -- brought from the day before? Subject(s): April; Flowers; Hearts; Roses | ||||||||
The likeness of his yesterdays is such That many a man might fly them if he could But rid himself of their endearing clutch And free his heart of their restraining blood; But the moment that he yearns to try and touch Some morning just to see it change its hood, The April underneath soon proves it's much The same -- by doing what most Aprils would! To find oneself no farther from the dead Than a rose is from a rose a June ago, Or fallen leaves are from an autumn, red The moment that a seed decides to grow? Should not the rondo of the earth be more Than yesterday's -- brought from the day before? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHISPER OF THE ROSE by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG THE WISDOM OF THE ROSE by ELSA BARKER LOVE PLANTED A ROSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES ROSES; A VILANELLE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON THE PAINTER ON SILK by AMY LOWELL VARIATIONS: 17 by CONRAD AIKEN WORDS IN A CERTAIN APPROPRIATE MODE by HAYDEN CARRUTH FESTOONS OF FISHES by ALFRED FRANCIS KREYMBORG PEEWEE by ALFRED FRANCIS KREYMBORG ..... AND WHITE THE WHITE INVOKES by ALFRED FRANCIS KREYMBORG |
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