I Wandered Lonely As a Rose

William Wordsworth's quote, "I wandered lonely as a cloud" I wandered lonely as a rose by Autumn's gate each petal strewn And as I lay there in repose I fell apart, like dessert moon The scent that once perfumed my reign was mellowed by September's rain I drifted distant as the woods while all my husks fell to the soil each petal dried right where it stood No gardener's hand did sweet embroil the filaments that quivered slow like dying embers of nights glow I shambled windblown as the wind beneath the last of summer's ray Regretfully I did rescind as summer lost her fired splay; I wandered lonely as a rose until the end of summer, froze. September 20 2022 Sponsor Natasha L Scragg Contest Name I Wandered Lonely As