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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IMPRESSIONS: LE JARDIN, by OSCAR WILDE Poet's Biography
First Line: The lily's withered chalice falls
Last Line: Like little shreds of crimson silk.
Alternate Author Name(s): Finga, O'flahertie Wills
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening
First Line: The lily's withered chalice falls
Last Line: Like little shreds of crimson silk.
Alternate Author Name(s): Finga, O'flahertie Wills
Subject(s): Gardens & Gardening
The lily's withered chalice falls
Around its rod of dusty gold,
And from the beech trees on the wold
The last wood pigeon coos and calls.
The gaudy leonine sunflower
Hangs black and barren on its stalk,
And down the windy garden-walk
The dead leaves scatter, -- hour by hour.
Pale privet-petals white as milk
Are blown into a snowy mass:
The roses lie upon the grass
Like little shreds of crimson silk.
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