Gathered Roses
Bill Nicholls, Bee in a Rose, 2016.
Only a bee made prisoner,
Caught in a gathered rose!
Was he not 'ware, a flower so fair
For the first gatherer grows?
Only a heart made prisoner,
Going out free no more!
Was he not 'ware, a face so fair
Must have been gathered before?
~~
Francis W. Bourdillon (1852-1921)
from Among the Flowers, and other poems, 1878
[Poem is in the public domain in Canada, the United States, and the European Union]
Francis W. Bourdillon biography
No comments:
Post a Comment