OLADY, leave thy silken thread And flowery tapestrie: There's living roses on the bush, And blossoms on the tree; Stoop where thou wilt, thy careless hand Some random bud will meet; Thou canst not tread, but thou wilt find The daisy at thy feet. 'Tis like the birthday of the world, When earth was born in bloom; The light is made of many dyes, The air is all perfume; There's crimson buds, and white and blue -- The very rainbow showers Have turn'd to blossoms where they fell, And sown the earth with flowers. There's fairy tulips in the east, The garden of the sun; The very streams reflect the hues, And blossoms as they run: While Morn opes like a crimson rose, Still wet with pearly showers; Then, lady, leave the silken thread Thou twinest into flowers! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TEMPTRESS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON ROBIN REDBREAST by GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE SPOILS OF THE DEAD by ROBERT FROST BREAKFAST by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON IN HOSPITAL: 23. MUSIC by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY SONNET: TO HOMER by JOHN KEATS BEDOUIN [LOVE] SONG by BAYARD TAYLOR |