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Poet: Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker Art)
Poem: 53.
One Perfect Rose
Volume: Enough Rope
Year: Published/Written in 1926
Comment 20 of 20, added on April 22nd, 2009 at 6:51 AM.
I believe this poem is more about the author wanting commitment than money and material things. It appears to me that she is talking about a rose she has just gotten is from someone she's in a new relationship with and that she thinks the relationship won't become really serious because she believes the man has a fear of commitment.
Evidence that the relationship is new is given in the first and second stanzas. In the first stanza the rose is called "pure" which symbolizes the purity and newness of the relationship. "With scented dew still wet" is used to describe the rose. The fact that the rose is "still wet" symbolizes the freshness of the relationship. Also, in the second stanza, Parker calls the rose a floweret, which is often a young, or new, flower.
From the second stanza, the line "'My fragile leaves,' it said, 'his heart enclose.'" infers that the author thinks the man's heart is fragile and so he is afraid of commitment. "Love long has taken for his amulet" is an important line because the definition of amulet is a charm to protect against evils, usually worn around the neck, so it seems the man is afraid of anything bad that might happen from being in a serious relationship. It is also important that an amulet is usually worn around the neck, because it's not worn on a finger and if the guy was committed, he'd want to end up putting a ring on the girl's finger. That the author wants a "limousine" implies that she wants something serious, possibly even marriage (which goes along with the amulet thing I said) because brides often go to their weddings in limousines.
Carly S. from United States
Comment 19 of 20, added on November 22nd, 2008 at 9:50 AM.
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Comment 18 of 20, added on March 13th, 2008 at 3:00 AM.
This poem i think is about love and optimism. 'why is it no one ever sent me yet' the yet is the hope that someday someone or her lover will. and the last two lines is the resignation to fate, 'Ah no, its always just my luck to get'. so if you agree or otherwise reach me on my e-mail.
oby M from Nigeria
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I believe this poem is more about the author wanting commitment than money and material things. It appears to me that she is talking about a rose she has just gotten is from someone she's in a new relationship with and that she thinks the relationship won't become really serious because she believes the man has a fear of commitment.
Evidence that the relationship is new is given in the first and second stanzas. In the first stanza the rose is called "pure" which symbolizes the purity and newness of the relationship. "With scented dew still wet" is used to describe the rose. The fact that the rose is "still wet" symbolizes the freshness of the relationship. Also, in the second stanza, Parker calls the rose a floweret, which is often a young, or new, flower.
From the second stanza, the line "'My fragile leaves,' it said, 'his heart enclose.'" infers that the author thinks the man's heart is fragile and so he is afraid of commitment. "Love long has taken for his amulet" is an important line because the definition of amulet is a charm to protect against evils, usually worn around the neck, so it seems the man is afraid of anything bad that might happen from being in a serious relationship. It is also important that an amulet is usually worn around the neck, because it's not worn on a finger and if the guy was committed, he'd want to end up putting a ring on the girl's finger. That the author wants a "limousine" implies that she wants something serious, possibly even marriage (which goes along with the amulet thing I said) because brides often go to their weddings in limousines.
Carly S. from United States