keytopoetry.com logo
  • Home
  • Top poets
  • All poets
  • Topics
  • Articles
  • Analyze a poem online
  • Become a Member

Alfred Edward Housman: Verses about Flower

  1. Home
  2. Alfred Edward Housman
  3. Flower
See also: Poems by all poets about flower and  All poems by Alfred Edward Housman

Xxii: The Sloe Was Lost In Flower

Analysis of this poem

The sloe was lost in flower,
The April elm was dim;
That was the lover's hour,
The hour for lies and him.

If thorns are all the bower,
If north winds freeze the fir,
Why, 'tis another's hour,
The hour for truth and her.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

Poems about...
  • love
  • death
  • life
  • nature
  • family
  • spring
  • winter
  • summer
  • autumn
  • depression
  • beautiful
  • dream
  • Home
  • Analyses
  • All poets
  • Topics
  • Articles
  • Search Form
© 2017 KeyToPoetry.com. Copyright Notice | Terms | Contact us
✕