Monarch Notes, January 1st, 1963
Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 The Rhodora: On Being Asked, Whence Is The Flower? The first eight lines of the poem describe the flower and its physical environs. It is a leafless May-blooming flower, which though it blossoms in the damp woods is a rival for beauty to the red-bird in its purple petals. The second eight lines return to the question of the sub-title, "Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why . . ." That is, why is such beauty retired from the world? Two answers really follow: "Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing. Then Beauty is its own excuse for being." The other answer come...
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