The Little Native Rose
The Little Native Rose - meaning Summary
Unnoticed Native Beauty
Lawson gently celebrates a modest, overlooked Australian flower he calls the little native rose. The poem contrasts this humble bloom with celebrated national flowers, noting that it is little noticed beyond Australia. Despite its obscurity, the rose is prized for a subtle, distant perfume and for enduring quality, described as fadeless. The tone is affectionate and memorial, valuing quiet beauty and lasting memory over fame.
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