'Died Of A Rose'

Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)



A reporter he was, and he wrote, wrote he:
'The grave was covered as thick as could be
With floral tributes'-which reading,
The editor man he said, he did so:
'For 'floral tributes' he's got for to go,
For I hold the same misleading.'
Then he called him in and he pointed sweet
To a blooming garden across the street,
Inquiring: 'What's them a-growing?'
The reporter chap said: 'Why, where's your eyes?
Them's floral tributes!' 'Arise, arise,'
The editor said, 'and be going.'

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCCBDDBEEB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 473
Words 90
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. more…

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