Lyric Poem · Nature
Go not too near a House of Rose
Go not too near a House of Rose —
The depredation of a Breeze —
Or inundation of a Dew
Alarms its walls away —
Nor try to tie the Butterfly,
Nor climb the Bars of Ecstasy,
In insecurity to lie
Is Joy's insuring quality.
This poem is in the public domain.
“Go not too near a House of Rose” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/go-not-too-near-a-house-of-rose
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