Persicos odi, puer, apparatus. BOY, I hate their empty shows, Persian garlands I detest, Bring not me the late-blown rose, Lingering after all the rest. Plainer myrtle pleases me, Thus outstretched beneath my vine, Myrtle more becoming thee, Waiting with thy master's wine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BALLAD OF WILLIAM SYCAMORE (1790-1880) by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET MAIDENHOOD by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW |