The poem
lily has a rose (i have none) "don't cry dear violet you may take mine"
"o how how how could i ever wear it now when the boy who gave it to you is the tallest of the boys"
"he'll give me another if i let him kiss me twice but my lover has a brother who is good and kind to all"
"o no no no let the roses come and go for kindness and goodness do not make a fellow tall"
lily has a rose no rose i've and losing's less than winning(but love is more than love)
i keep reading this poem, and at first, it seems like lily just has a rose, and that's it. but the more i read it and think about it, i realize that a rose is the symbol for innocence, and maybe the rose being given is representing the loss of innocence.
but, i am still thinking about this poem, because innocence is only a concept, and nothing more. but i do think this poem is absolutely wonderful.
this poem to me represents the innosence of something and then theb power of a country during war which is the heighth of the boy
well this poem is a good poem i can really put what i feel aboout it inb words but one thing that i do know is that it seems as if he is makein the little thing souds so big and i like that......
The poem represents that goodness and kindness do not equate to power and monopoly, but only momentary and fleeting recognition.