Poem-A-Day: Poem by John Gray

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Poem  by John Gray To Arthur Edmonds Geranium, houseleek, laid in oblong beds On the trim grass. The daisies' leprous stain Is fresh. Each night the daisies burst again, Though every day the gardener crops their heads. A wistful child, in foul unwholesome shreds, Recalls some legend of a daisy chain That makes a pretty necklace. She would fain Make one, and wear it, if she had some threads. Sun, leprous flowers, foul child. The asphalt burns. The garrulous sparrows perch on metal Burns. Sing! Sing! they say, and flutter with their wings. He does not sing, he only wonders why He is sitting there. The sparrows sing. And I Yield to the strait allure of simple things. Today's poem is in the public domain. About this Poem: Because of his romantic involvement with Oscar Wilde, the association between John Gray and the titular character of Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray was common among London's literary circles. He eventually moved to Rome and became a priest. Poetry by Gray The Poems   Poem-A-Day launched in 2006 and features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day archive.   Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org. March 30, 2013 John Gray was born on March 2, 1866. He is the author of Silverpoints (1893) and The Long Road (1926). He died in 1934. Related Poems The Wild Honeysuckle by Philip Freneau The Dandelion by Vachel Lindsay The force that through the green fuse drives the flower by Dylan Thomas

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