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Poem
September 24, 1890
The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem in which the speaker recalls a lady playfully gathering and giving him half-blown roses (crimson and white) wrapped in ferns, as a pledge of future delight, illuminating his days with joy.
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H. D. Longley in the New York Ledger.
These half-blown roses yesternight,
My lady gathered laughingly—
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
She smothered them with fern leaves quite,
Till through the green you scarce could see,
These half-blown roses yesternight.
Her face was flushed with rosy light;
On each fair cheek shone charmingly
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
I cannot surely tell aright
With what sweet grace she gave to me
These half-blown roses, yesternight;
Gave me, in pledge of all delight,
That in the coming days shall be
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
Lady, my days are golden-bright.
Because you plucked, half playfully,
These half-blown roses, yesternight,
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
These half-blown roses yesternight,
My lady gathered laughingly—
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
She smothered them with fern leaves quite,
Till through the green you scarce could see,
These half-blown roses yesternight.
Her face was flushed with rosy light;
On each fair cheek shone charmingly
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
I cannot surely tell aright
With what sweet grace she gave to me
These half-blown roses, yesternight;
Gave me, in pledge of all delight,
That in the coming days shall be
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
Lady, my days are golden-bright.
Because you plucked, half playfully,
These half-blown roses, yesternight,
A crimson rosebud, and a white.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Roses
Lady
Gift
Romance
Pledge
Delight
What entities or persons were involved?
H. D. Longley
Poem Details
Author
H. D. Longley
Subject
Gift Of Roses From A Lady
Form / Style
Lyric With Repeating Refrain
Key Lines
These Half Blown Roses Yesternight,
My Lady Gathered Laughingly—
A Crimson Rosebud, And A White.
Gave Me, In Pledge Of All Delight,
That In The Coming Days Shall Be
A Crimson Rosebud, And A White.
Lady, My Days Are Golden Bright.
Because You Plucked, Half Playfully,
These Half Blown Roses, Yesternight,
A Crimson Rosebud, And A White.