THE YELLOW POPPY
BY
D. K. BROSTER
AUTHOR OF Mr. ROWL, Etc.
DUCKWORTH
3, HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W:C:
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
First Published — 1920
Second Impression — 1925
Third Impression — 1926
TO
GERTRUDE SCHLICH
MOST GENEROUS AND INSPIRING OF CRITICS
THIS BOOK
WHICH IS SO MUCH HERS ALREADY
“I love you, loved you . . . loved you first and last,
And love you on for ever . . .
. . . I had known the same
Except that I was prouder than I knew,
And not so honest. Aye, and as I live
I should have died so, crushing in my hand
This rose of love, the wasp inside and all,—
Ignoring ever to my soul and you
Both rose and pain,—except for this great loss,
This great despair . . .”
Aurora Leigh.