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Die Lotosblume [1] ("The Lotus Flower") is a poem written by Heinrich Heine, and published in his Buch der Lieder (The Book of Songs, 1827). [2] Set to music by Robert Schumann in 1840, [3] this Lied is part of Schumann's Myrthen collection (op. 25 no. 7)) [4] and Six Songs for Männerchor (op. 33 no. 3). It is written in the key of F Major ...
The poem uses the image of a flowering plant - specifically that of a chasmophyte rooted in the wall of the wishing well - as a source of inspiration for mystical/metaphysical speculation [1] and is one of multiple poems where Tennyson touches upon the topic of the relationships between God, nature, and human life.
The poem begins with: "In the middle of the plain, there stands a flower tree." [2] This flower tree is depicted in a barren landscape with no other flower trees around it, symbolizing the poet's isolated self. The tree, fervently blooming as if it embodies the poet's aspirations, cannot reach the ideal flower tree it imagines.
There are so many lovely flower quotes—equally as inspiring as our uplifting quotes and just as radiant as our spring quotes. Many of the sayings on this list pay homage to the show-stopping ...
Sonnet 54 is one of 154 sonnets published in 1609 by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.It is considered one of the Fair Youth sequence. This sonnet is a continuation of the theme of inner substance versus outward show by noting the distinction between roses and canker blooms; only roses can preserve their inner essence by being distilled into perfume.
Book cover of A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India "A Flowering Tree" is a short story written by A. K. Ramanujan in his 1997 book A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales from India. In actuality, it is a Karnataka folklore told by women which was translated by A. K. Ramanujan from Kannada to English. The story was collected in ...
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" is a long poem written by American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892) as an elegy to President Abraham Lincoln. It was written in the summer of 1865 during a period of profound national mourning in the aftermath of the president's assassination on 15 April of that year.
The Sun and Her Flowers was published on October 3, 2017. [12] A week after the book was released, it ranked second on Amazon's best-seller list. [13] Within the first two weeks of publication, it was featured in the top ten of the New York Times Best Sellers list. [14]