Love
The Lily Flower
From Embers (1895)
Love
Oh, love, it is a lily flower,
(Sing, my captain, sing, my lady!)
The sword shall cleave it, Life shall leave it--
Who shall know the hour?
(Sing, my lady, still!)
Cite this poem
MLA
Parker, Gilbert. “The Lily Flower.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/parker_g/133/.
Chicago
Parker, Gilbert. “The Lily Flower.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/parker_g/133/.
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