Love and Friendship - A poem by Emily Bronte

Emily Bronte - Love and Friendship

Love is like the wild rose-briar,
Friendship like the holly-tree --
The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms
But which will bloom most contantly?
The wild-rose briar is sweet in the spring,
Its summer blossoms scent the air;
Yet wait till winter comes again
And who wil call the wild-briar fair?
Then scorn the silly rose-wreath now
And deck thee with the holly's sheen,
That when December blights thy brow
He may still leave thy garland green.

Added: on February 7th, 2007 at 7:27 PM | Viewed: 5814 times | Comments (3)

Love and Friendship - Comments and Information
Poet: Emily Bronte Poem: Love and Friendship Poem of the Day on: Jan 13 2010 Comment 3 of 3, added on May 29th, 2009 at 4:03 AM. love and friendship reflects the humanistic relationship and fellowship principle of thought and attributes. emily bronte goes deep into the psychology of mankind in a realistic pattern governed by the universalistic motif of life. umesh prasad singh from India Comment 2 of 3, added on January 14th, 2009 at 2:03 AM. the poem expresses the difference between love and friendship very clearly and simply.a lot of people are confused between the two.these days everyone has lost the feeling for true friendship or is it because they have no time ?everyone is after the short lived love.poems like this should be exposed more to society. fedwa suleiman from Sudan Comment 1 of 3, added on February 7th, 2007 at 7:27 PM. I THINK THIS P0EM IS REALLY COOL, AND I THINK THAT Y0U SH0ULD KEEP WRITING THEM.....I HAVE BEEN TRYING T0 WRITE P0EMS ALL MY LIFE BUT NEVER CAME UP WITH ANYTHING AS G00D AS THIS 0NE.. :) destinee from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Love and Friendship, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Emily Bronte with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Love and Friendship Last read: 2010-03-18 20:35:39 Poem of the Day on: Jan 13 2010 Viewed 5814 times. Added on February 7th, 2007 at 7:27 PM.

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