Love
O Bursting Bud of Joy
From Poetical Works (1916): Lyrical Poems: Early Poems
Love
O bursting bud of joy
I pluck thee in thy flower!
Fast I plant thee in my breast
To bloom and bloom for ever.
I lived without thee long,
Lonesome my life without thee.
Lightly blossom in my breast,
O flower mine, for ever!
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MLA
MacDonagh, Thomas. “O Bursting Bud of Joy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonagh/58/.
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MacDonagh, Thomas. “O Bursting Bud of Joy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonagh/58/.
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