"Crimson bud, crimson bud, How come you here, Daring the upper world, Blithe without fear?" "Goldy plume, goldy plume, Ages ago, Came to my House of Dark One through the snow." "Crimson bud, crimson bud, What was the word, Down in the frozen earth, Sleeping, you heard?" "Goldy plume, goldy plume, Deep in the mould, Somebody whispered me, 'Budkin, be bold!'" "Crimson bud, crimson bud, What was his name -- Taught you such valour And girt you with flame?" "Ah, fellow wayfarer," Whispered the gloom, "When they shall question, say, Love bade me come!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THREE SILENCES IN THAILAND by KAREN SWENSON HELEN OF TROY by SARA TEASDALE ROBIN REDBREAST by GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE OF MONEY by BARNABY (BARNABE) GOOGE TO MY CHILDREN: 3 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD SPRING IN NEW ENGLAND by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE COMBAT, BETWEENE CONSCIENCE AND COVETOUSNESSE by RICHARD BARNFIELD |