Apple And Rose Poem by Karle Wilson Baker

Apple And Rose

Rating: 2.9


My little daughter is a tea-rose,
Satin to the touch,
Wine to the lips,
And a faint, delirious perfume.
But my little son
Is a June apple,
Firm and cool,
And scornful of too much sweetness,
But full of tang and flavor
And better than bread to the hungry.
O wild winds, and clumsy, pilfering bees,
With the whole world to be wanton in,
Will you not spare my little tea-rose?
And O ruthless blind creatures,
Who lay eggs of evil at the core of life,
Pass by my one red apple,
That is so firm and sound!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 24 September 2020

But my little son Is a June apple, Firm and cool, And scornful of too much sweetness, But full of tang and flavor A very fine poem. tony

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Myla Rose Gigante 18 May 2013

i like this poem! ! she really love her son and daughter...

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