Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SHE WILL GATHER ROSES, by ANONYMOUS


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SHE WILL GATHER ROSES, by                    
First Line: This little girl / only born to
Last Line: Only born to / gather wild roses
Subject(s): Flowers;girls;roses


This little girl
only born to
gather roses.
Only born to
shake the wild rice loose
with her little fingers.
Only to collect the sap
of young hemlocks
in spring. This woman-
child was only born
to pick strawberries,
fill baskets with
blueberries, soapberries,
elderberries. This
little girl was
only born to
gather wild roses.




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