They brought me a quilled, yellow dahlia, Opulent, flaunting. Round gold Flung out of a pale green stalk. Round, ripe gold Of maturity, Meticulously frilled and flaming, A fire-ball of proclamation: Fecundity decked in staring yellow For all the world to see. They brought a quilled, yellow dahlia, To me who am barren Shall I send it to you, You who have taken with you All I once possessed? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SPELLIN' BEE by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR LINES ON THE MERMAID TAVERN by JOHN KEATS TWO AT A FIRESIDE by EDWIN MARKHAM THE GRAVE OF LOVE by THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK SWORD AND BUCKLER; OR, SERVING-MAN'S DEFENCE by WILLIAM BASSE |