"Go Lovely Rose" by Edmund Waller (poetry reading)

Edmund Waller was a Member of Parliament and an influential man in his time. He was found guilty of treason and banished from the realm to live in France, but his fortunes improved and he came back into favour again and returned to the House. This is his most famous and enduring poem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Waller

GO, lovely Rose—
Tell her that wastes her time and me,
That now she knows,
When I resemble her to thee,
How sweet and fair she seems to be.

Tell her that 's young,
And shuns to have her graces spied,
That hadst thou sprung
In deserts where no men abide,
Thou must have uncommended died.

Small is the worth
Of beauty from the light retired:
Bid her come forth,
Suffer herself to be desired,
And not blush so to be admired.

Then die—that she
The common fate of all things rare
May read in thee;
How small a part of time they share
That are so wondrous sweet and fair!

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[imaccuish]

Misogynist shit.

[SpokenVerse]

@imaccuish What's in the poem that conveys hatred of women? What's wrong with it as a poem? It has lasted a long time...

[foster875]

@Spiceofmadrid Spiceofmadrid Wow! I'm impressed by the knowledge that men have on this poem .who? would ever imaginethat a man was talking to a 'ROSE'.. Thank you! for setting me straight and sharing your much appreciative information.The more I understand the poem, the more intrigue I become by it.{ By sending one rose, the man trusted , that the woman had the knowledge to understandthat he was saying all this to her ? } The poem is beauitful, thanks again ..

[Spiceofmadrid]

@foster875 You're on the right track, but since this is a "Carpe diem" poem, the poet is speaking to the rose on behalf of the young woman he is in love with. He wants her to "seize the day!" and come to him as a lover. She does not die, but rather he is warning her that if she does not accept his love, she'll go to her death never knowing his love... or something along those lines.

[OpenforSexerotica]

A 2 year old would have no understanding of it at all. (:o)

[foster875]

@OpenforSexerotica Ok, it's the rose he is talking to , to convey the message, and it's the rose that dies and not her.Carpe diem seize to day, beauty is short lived..( there is nothing like having the understanding of a 2 year old.)

[OpenforSexerotica]

@foster875 I agree, it shows no hatred whatsoever toward women. It's a "Carpe Diem" type of poem. The sender of the rose is urging her to seize the day, and come forth and be his love.

[foster875]

@OpenforSexerotica Let me know if i'm wrong. This about a beautiful woman that refuses to let a man tell her how beauitful she is and how much she is desired. She hides her self from being desired, because she of her shyness to be admired, she goes to her death never knowning her true beauity and how much she was desired.. i might have it wrong, but i did not see any hatred in it toward women.

[OpenforSexerotica]

You read this poem wonderfully. This guy here who refers to the poem as misogynist doesn't seem to know what the word means.

[daltonhelen1]

Wow, I've never seen one of these types of videos. That was really good! Such a good poem.