Today’s guest poet: D. H. Lawrence
On That Day
On that day
I shall put roses on roses, and cover your grave
With multitude of white roses: and since you were brave
One bright red ray.
So people, passing under
The ash-trees of the valley-road, will raise
Their eyes and look at the grave on the hill, in wonder,
Wondering mount, and put the flowers asunder
To see whose praise
Is blazoned here so white and so bloodily red.
Then they will say: “’Tis long since she is dead,
Who has remembered her after many days?”
And standing there
They will consider how you went your ways
Unnoticed among them, a still queen lost in the maze
Of this earthly affair.
A queen, they’ll say,
Has slept unnoticed on a forgotten hill.
Sleeps on unknown, unnoticed there, until
Dawns my insurgent day.
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December 19, 2012 at 10:00 am
Kris Kennedy
Somehow the line “I will put roses on roses” really hit me – I like it…it was a very thought provoking statement…thanks for sharing your wonderful poetry.
December 19, 2012 at 10:33 am
Seasweetie
I wish it was mine, Kris – would that I coould write like D.H. Lawrence. So glad you liked it.
December 19, 2012 at 10:26 am
Alice
The rosebush is a lovely tribute.
December 19, 2012 at 10:33 am
Seasweetie
Have a lovely snowy day, Alice.
December 20, 2012 at 12:48 pm
paisleyglen
I adore D.H. Lawrence! Fascinating man. 😀