Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOVE EPHEMERAL, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Love is sweet, and so are flowers Last Line: Love endures but for a day. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Flowers; Love; Sea; Ocean | ||||||||
Love is sweet, and so are flowers Blooming in bright summer bowers; So are waters, clear and pure, In some hidden fountain's store; So is the soft southern breeze Sighing low among the trees; So is the bright queen of heaven, Reigning in the quiet even: Yet the pallid moon may breed Madness in man's feeble seed; And the wind's soft influence Often breathes the pestilence; And the waves may sullied be As they hurry to the sea; Flowers soon must fade away -- Love endures but for a day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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