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THE SUMMER IS ENDED (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: WREATHE NO MORE LILIES IN MY HAIR
Last Line: ONLY A LITTLE WHILE.
Subject(s): DEATH; FLOWERS; LILIES; SUMMER; DEAD, THE;
Wreathe no more lilies in my hair,
For I am dying, Sister sweet:
Or if you will for the last time
Indeed, why make me fair
Once for my windingsheet.

Pluck no more roses for my breast,
For I like them fade in my prime:
Or if you will, why pluck them still
That they may share my rest
Once more, for the last time.

Weep not for me when I am gone,
Dear tender one, but hope and smile:
Or if you cannot choose but weep
A little while, weep on
Only a little while.



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