Love
Laughing Rose
From Foliage (1913)
If I were gusty April now,
How I would blow at laughing Rose;
I'd make her ribbons slip their knots,
And all her hair come loose.
If I were merry April now,
How I would pelt her cheeks with showers;
I'd make carnations, rich and warm,
Of her vermilion flowers.
Since she will laugh in April's face,
No matter how he rains or blows--
Then O that I wild April were,
To play with laughing Rose.
Codex Note
'If I were gusty April now, / How I would blow at laughing Rose.' The speaker wishes to be the April wind that loosens her hair and makes carnations of her vermilion cheeks.
Cite this poem
MLA
Davies, W. H. “Laughing Rose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_wh/8/.
Chicago
Davies, W. H. “Laughing Rose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies_wh/8/.
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