Nature
To a Rose
From The Lonely Dancer (1913)
Nature
O rose! forbear to flaunt yourself,
All bloom and dew--
I once, sad-hearted as I am,
Was young as you.
But, one by one, the petals fell
Earthward to rot;
Only a berry testifies
A rose forgot.
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MLA
Gallienne, Richard Le. “To a Rose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/126/.
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Gallienne, Richard Le. “To a Rose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/126/.
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