Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LAST REQUEST, by MAURICE RABINOWITZ


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THE LAST REQUEST, by                    
First Line: E bade me pluck a rose o'red
Last Line: Is bloomin' in me 'eart.
Subject(s): Death; Flowers; Hearts; Love; Roses; Dead, The


'E BADE me pluck a rose o'red,
The best o' nature's art;
'E bade me pluck a rose o' red,
It was the proper thing 'e said,
Before we two must part.

And so I plucked a rose o'red,
The best o' nature's art;
And then 'e took the rose o' red,
But not upon 'is coat—instead
'E placed it next my 'eart.

And though 'e bravely fought and bled
In Flanders 'crost the sea:
And though they say my Tom's as dead—
(A Teuton bullet struck 'is 'ead)—
As any dead can be;

Some 'ow I can't believe 'e's dead,
Nor yet so far apart,
For though the rose's perfume fled,
The rose 'e gave of fairest red
Is bloomin' in me 'eart.





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