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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DELICE, by ZELLA MURIEL WRIGHT First Line: It stands out like a flower of pale gold Last Line: There's one flower of pale gold .... Subject(s): Death; Grief; Dead, The; Sorrow; Sadness | |||
It stands out like a flower of pale gold Among all my drab days,— That night we two ran afield Through the alfalfa and sweet clover .... The wind blew the shirt from your throat and chest And I marvelled in silence At their beautiful strength .... Then we stood still; You pressed your lips to my hair And drew my head Close, close to your body Till I heard the mad throb of your heart And the riot of blood in your veins .... Among my colorless drab days There's one flower of pale gold .... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS |
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