If I should cease to bring a Rose
Upon a festal day,
'Twill be because beyond the Rose
I have been called away --
If I should cease to take the names
My buds commemorate --
'Twill be because Death's finger
Claps my murmuring lip!
Classic poem
If I should cease to bring a Rose
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- If I should cease to bring a Rose
- Poet
- Emily Dickinson
- Themes
- nature, death, choice
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