Alchemy Poem by Sara Teasdale

Alchemy

Rating: 3.2


I lift my heart as spring lifts up
A yellow daisy to the rain;
My heart will be a lovely cup
Altho' it holds but pain.

For I shall learn from flower and leaf
That color every drop they hold,
To change the lifeless wine of grief
To living gold.

Friday, January 3, 2003
Topic(s) of this poem: change,flower,grief,spring
COMMENTS OF THE POEM

This poem was used in a video by the cinematic rock band Starset! Its really cool!

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Emptiness 16 May 2022

Seem you also comes from Annihilated Love....

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Anil Kumar Panda 06 September 2018

What a sweet drop! Enjoyed thoroughly. Thanks for sharing.

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Sriranji Aratisankar 29 August 2016

My heart will be a lovely cup Altho' it holds but pain. heart container....holding pain...

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Chinedu Dike 01 June 2022

Beautiful quatrains nicely embellished with poetic rhyme and rhythm.

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Tony Giannotti 01 June 2022

Although it holds but pain. Very good. Thanks for sharing your poem!

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Tony Giannotti 01 June 2022

Enjoyed very much! My heart will be a lovely cup,

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Dorcas Tayire 01 June 2022

This is really beautiful, i love it, especially the last two lines

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Exquisite verses of great beauty!

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Wonderful poem! For I shall learn from flower and leaf That color every drop they hold, To change the lifeless wine of grief To living gold.

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Sara Teasdale

Sara Teasdale

Missouri / United States
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