THE DAHLIAS, by JOHN GOULD FLETCHERPoet's Biography
First Line: Scarlet and green, the dahlias Last Line: That laughs at your pain. Subject(s): Dahlias
Scarlet and green, the dahlias Topple over in their beds; The rains of autumn pound their heads.
I am the rain that falls Regardless, Wishing to perish In you.
And you are a scarlet dahlia Holding your crushed and bleeding mouth Up to the rain That laughs at your pain.
