The Poppies in the Garden-Ffrida Wolfe

 THE POPPIES IN THE GARDEN

The poppies in the garden, they all wear frocks of

silk,

Some are purple, some are pink, and others white 

as milk,

Light, light, for dancing in, for dancing when the 

breeze

Plays a little two-step for the blossoms and the bees,

Fine, fine for dancing in, all frilly at the hem,

Oh, when I watch the poppies dance I long to dance

like them!

The poppies in the garden have let their silk frocks 

fall

All about the border paths, but where are they at

all?

Here a frill and there a flounce-a rag of silky red,

But not a poppy-girl is left-I think they've gone 

to bed,

Gone to bed and gone to sleep; and weary must

they be,

For each has left her box of dreams upon the stem

for me.

FFRIDA WOLFE

Summary: 'The Poppies in the Garden' by Ffrida Wolfe is a playful poem that describes the beauty and charm of poppies in a garden. The poppies are depicted as wearing silk frocks, which come in various colours like purple, pink, and white. They dance lightly in the breeze, swaying to the rhythm of a two-step, inviting the bees to join in the merriment. The frilly hems of their frocks add to their delicate beauty, and the speaker of the poem longs to dance like them. However, as night falls, the poppies' frocks fall to the ground, and the poppy-girls disappear. The speaker thinks that they have gone to bed and left their boxes of dreams on the stem for her. The poem celebrates the fleeting beauty of the poppies and the joy they bring to those who appreciate them.