A Man To A Sunflower

Peter Courtney Quennell 1905 – 1993



See, I have bent thee by thy saffron hair
            O most strange masker,
    Towards my face, thy face so full of eyes
            O almost legendary monster,
    Thee of the saffron, circling hair I bend,
    Bend by my fingers knotted in thy hair
            Hair like broad flames.
    So, shall I swear by beech-husk, spindleberry,
    To break thee, saffron hair and peering eye,
            To have the mastery?
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Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

Peter Courtney Quennell

DescriptionSir Peter Courtney Quennell CBE was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic. He wrote extensively on social history. more…

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