Three Flowers
William Watson 1858 (Burley in Wharfedale) – 1935 (Rottingdean)
I made a little song about the rose
And sang it for the rose to hear,
Nor ever marked until the music's close
A lily that was listening near.
The red red rose flushed redder with delight,
And like a queen her head she raised.
The white white lily blanched a paler white,
For anger that she was not praised.
Turning I left the rose unto her pride,
The lily to her enviousness,
And soon upon the grassy ground espied
A daisy all companionless.
Doubtless no flattered flower is this, I deemed;
And not so graciously it grew
As rose or lily: but methought it seemed
More thankful for the sun and dew.
Dear love, my sweet small flower that grew'st among
The grass, from all the flowers apart,-
Forgive me that I gave the rose my song,
Ere thou, the daisy, hadst my heart!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXX BCBC XABA DEDE XFXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 755 |
Words | 148 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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