Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE YELLOW CROCUS, by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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THE YELLOW CROCUS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Were you, little monarch, crowned
Last Line: Bow the knee.
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Crocuses; Plants; Planting; Planters


Were you, little monarch, crowned
Under ground?
Or did the daylight make you king
Of the spring?
Ere your blossom-retinue
Came to you,
I, before your majesty,
Bow the knee.





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