I send you a decrepit flower
That nature sent to me
At parting -- she was going south
And I designed to stay --
Her motive for the souvenir
If sentiment for me
Or circumstances prudential
Withheld invincibly --
Classic poem
I send you a decrepit flower
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- I send you a decrepit flower
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- nature, time
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