Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UNDERWORLD, by CORA SPRIESTERBACH First Line: The skunk-cabbage rises from the ooze Last Line: This flower loves her murk and grime... Subject(s): Skunk Cabbage | ||||||||
The skunk-cabbage rises from the ooze In places dank and shady, -- But, she is not a flower to choose For she is not a lady. Her yellow petals shine and gleam As gold within the muddy stream, And like a lily does she seem. Some lilies rise from dirty slime As virtue through the midst of crime; This flower loves her murk and grime... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HABIT OF PERFECTION by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS INVITATION by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS KNOW THYSELF by WILLIAM ARBUTHNOT HIDDEN JOYS by SAMUEL LAMAN BLANCHARD NIGHT by AUGUSTA COOPER BRISTOL APPRIZALS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. WHAT HAVE I TO DO WITH THEE by EDWARD CARPENTER |
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