1498. To a Whithered Rose by John Kendrick Bangs. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

1498. To a Whithered Rose

By John Kendrick Bangs


THY span of life was all too short—
A week or two at best—
From budding-time, through blossoming,
To withering and rest.

Yet compensation hast thou—aye!—	5
For all thy little woes;
For was it not thy happy lot
To live and die a rose?